McGroarty

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Rabhartaigh (“son of Rabhartach”), a byname from rabhartach (“having high tides, surging, swelling; vehement, impetuous”).

Proper noun

McGroarty (plural McGroartys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGroarty is the 25989^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 944 individuals. McGroarty is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGroarty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.