McGinty
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnachtaigh (“son of Fionnachtach”), a variant of the personal name Fionnshneachtach, which is composed of the elements fionn (“fair”) and sneachtach (“snowy”).
Proper noun
McGinty (plural McGintys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGinty is the 5697th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6084 individuals. McGinty is most common among White (88.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGinty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.