McGarry
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh (“son of Fhearadhach”), a personal name meaning "strong", "brave", from fear (“man”).
Proper noun
McGarry (countable and uncountable, plural McGarrys)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGarry is the 5026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6982 individuals. McGarry is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGarry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.