Mabry is an American surname name of uncertain origin, usually explained as a variant of the English surname Mayberry, a place name whose ending goes back to the Old English burh, "fort" or "fortified place". The surname is especially common in the South, and Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia is one of the most photographed spots in the region. As a girls' name it remains rare: number 5423 in 2000, a peak at number 2297 in 2017 and number 2634 in 2025 with 66 births.