McSherry

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Old English Mac Searraigh (“son of Searrach”), a personal name based on searrach (“colt, foal”).

Proper noun

McSherry (plural McSherrys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McSherry is the 15418^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1900 individuals. McSherry is most common among White (94.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McSherry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.