The McInerney surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,473 people carried this name — #7,446 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 4,346 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McInerney surname

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Airchinnig (“son of the erenagh”).

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

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 64 births for the McInerney name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 2,800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 24 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 53
Leinster 8
Connacht 2
Ulster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

McInerney in American newspapers,
1907–1922.

Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name McInerney
The Barre Daily Times 1907-08-13
Newspaper page from Free Trader-journal And Ottawa Fair Dealer carrying the name McInerney
Free Trader-journal And Ottawa Fair Dealer 1922-01-14
Newspaper page from Keowee Courier carrying the name McInerney
Keowee Courier 1913-10-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,126 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McInerney in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

5,794 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McInerney. The most, 1,040, date from the 1910s. 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 South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,567
Victoria 1,187
South Australia 1,078
Western Australia 492
Queensland 305
Tasmania 81
ACT (Canberra) 69
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named McInerney,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Valentine McInerney
    George Valentine McInerney 1857–1908 · politician
  • Nick McInerney 1897–1984 · American football player

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

In the public record

People named McInerney,
in the records of 6 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 States904 records

904 records of the McInerney name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 532
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 146
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 101
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Patrick M. McInerney

    Born 1948; from Fairbanks, Alaska. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Brid McInerney

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Ganges from Dublin, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    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 John G. McInerney

    U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Born 1912, died 1972; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

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

Showing 3 of 904 records for McInerney in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (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).

Australia765 records

765 records of the McInerney name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 292
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 266
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 69
  • Tasmanian Names Index 69
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 64
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 5
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John McInerney

    Died 1896 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 69. Will registered in Tasmania in 1896.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. 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 Austin McInerney

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1831.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Liguria, aged 30; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 765 records for McInerney in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); 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).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the McInerney name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 3
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas John McInerney

    Buried in 1943 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 70.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas McInerney

    Died 1894, aged 52; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Austin William John McInerney

    Buried in 1951 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 45.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for McInerney in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Ireland6 records

6 records of the McInerney name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Brian McInerney

    Died 1997, aged 57; buried at Ballygar, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Brigid McInerney

    Died 1990, aged 94; buried at Cortoon, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie McInerney

    Died 1986; buried at Labane, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for McInerney in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the McInerney name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Michael McInerney

    Died 1955; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 George Valentine McInerney

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elizabeth McInerney

    Married 1870 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 5 records for McInerney in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the McInerney name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Patrick McInerney

    Buried in 1850 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 42.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 1 of 2 records for McInerney in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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