McBrearty

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator". Compare Moriarty.

Proper noun

McBrearty (plural McBreartys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McBrearty is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. McBrearty is most common among White (96.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McBrearty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.