McGourty

English

Etymology

Probably an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhorchaidh (“son of Dorchadh”), a personal name related to dorcha (“dark”).

Proper noun

McGourty (plural McGourtys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGourty is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. McGourty is most common among White (97.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGourty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.