McMurtry
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare McCurdy and Moriarty.
Proper noun edit
McMurtry (plural McMurtrys)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McMurtry is the 11984th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2606 individuals. McMurtry is most common among White (77.86%) and Black/African American (15.62%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMurtry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.