The McGary surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,154 people carried this name — #10,219 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 93,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,028 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McGary surname

Variant of McCary.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McGary» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McGary in American newspapers,
1909–1913.

Newspaper page from Las Vegas Optic carrying the name McGary
Las Vegas Optic 1913-11-26
Newspaper page from The Western News carrying the name McGary
The Western News 1909-04-07
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name McGary
The Daily Missoulian 1909-04-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,748 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McGary in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1960s.

143 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McGary. The most, 54, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 50
Victoria 38
Queensland 28
Western Australia 16
Tasmania 6
South Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McGary.

Who carried it

People named McGary,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ethel McGary
    Ethel McGary 1907–1975 · swimmer
  • Hugh McGary 1744–
  • Austin McGary 1846–1928
  • Dave McGary 1958–2013 · artist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McGary,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States278 records

278 records of the McGary name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 92
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 66
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 42
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 41
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 24
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ben McGary

    Born 1912 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; musician from Montgomery County, Ohio. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary F. McGary

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool, aged 23; servant. From Cork, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert Michael McGary

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 2000; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 278 records for McGary in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia11 records

11 records of the McGary name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John McGary

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Bengal Merchant, arriving 1836; ticket of leave 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary A. McGary

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Monica, aged 31; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Florence Barry McGary

    Gentlewoman of Ringwood East, Victoria; died 1991.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for McGary in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the McGary name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James McGary

    Died 1942; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Witby Paul McGary

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Alexander James McGary

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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