McGovern
English edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Samhradháin (“son of Samhradhán”), diminutive of samhradh (“summer”).
Proper noun edit
McGovern (countable and uncountable, plural McGoverns)
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGovern is the 2095th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17257 individuals. McGovern is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGovern”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.