Given name & surname
McHenry
“the son of Henry”
McHenry is a variant of Machenry. One interpretation is “the son of Henry.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McHenry is a variant of Machenry. One interpretation is “the son of Henry.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
McHenry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 51 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020; 11,099 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
McHenry’s family of names
McHenry has a related form in Machenry. In English usage, McHenry as a surname has a related form in M'Henry. In English usage, McHenry as a surname has a related form in MCENDREE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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