McGarity
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oireachtaigh (“son of Oireachtach”), a personal name which ultimately derives from oireacht (“assembly”).
Proper noun
McGarity (plural McGaritys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGarity is the 14549th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2048 individuals. McGarity is most common among White (77.25%) and Black/African American (13.87%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGarity”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.