Murtagh
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceart (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.
Proper noun
[edit]Murtagh (plural Murtaghs)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Murtagh is the 16570th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1732 individuals. Murtagh is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murtagh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 638.