Carraher
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearchair (“son of Fearchar”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) + car (“dear, beloved”).
Proper noun[edit]
Carraher (plural Carrahers)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carraher is the 28777th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 827 individuals. Carraher is most common among White (95.53%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carraher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.