McHenry
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Henry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məkˈhɛnɹi/
Proper noun
McHenry (countable and uncountable, plural McHenrys)
- (countable) A surname from Irish.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
- A city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
- A city and town in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi, United States.
- A city and village in Foster County, North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McHenry is the 3082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11660 individuals. McHenry is most common among White (76.81%) and Black/African American (16.96%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McHenry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.
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