McCurdy
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English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal named based on muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare Moriarty.
Proper noun
McCurdy (plural McCurdys)
- A surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCurdy is the 2880th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12463 individuals. McCurdy is most common among White (84.63%) and Black/African American (10.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCurdy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 550.