McGrath
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Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Craith, perhaps a variant of Mac Raith (“son of Rath”), a byname from rath (“abundance, prosperity”).
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Proper noun
McGrath (countable and uncountable, plural McGraths)
- A surname from Irish.
- A city in Alaska, United States.
- A city in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGrath is the 1006th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34871 individuals. McGrath is most common among White (94.42%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGrath”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.