McGarity

English

Alternative forms

• McGarrity

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oireachtaigh (“son of Oireachtach”), a personal name which ultimately derives from oireacht (“assembly”).

Proper noun

McGarity (plural McGaritys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGarity is the 14549^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.