McAra is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
James McAra (1876–1947), Scottish-Canadian and political figure Lesley McAra, Scottish legal scholar Peter McAra Jr. (1862–1949), Scottish-Canadian and political figure Tracie McAra (born 1960), Canadian basketball player Irene McAra-McWilliam, British design researcher and academic Judith McAra-Couper, New Zealand midwifery academic
See also John McAra House, historic house in Davison, Michigan