Geraghty
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Irish mac Oireachtach (“son of a member of the Oireachtas”).
Proper noun
Geraghty (plural Geraghtys)
- A surname from Irish .
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Geraghty is the 9384th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3465 individuals. Geraghty is most common among White (95.06%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geraghty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 32.