McGettigan
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eiteagáin (“son of Eiteagán”), a diminutive of eiteach (“winged; feathered; finned”).
Proper noun
[edit]McGettigan (plural McGettigans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGettigan is the 23634th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1073 individuals. McGettigan is most common among White (96.37%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGettigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.