McTigue

English

Alternative forms

• McTague, McTighe

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Taidhg (“son of the poet”), from tadg (“poet”).

Proper noun

McTigue (plural McTigues)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McTigue is the 20348^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1306 individuals. McTigue is most common among White (97.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McTigue”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.