Geraghty
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Irish mac Oireachtach (“son of a member of the Oireachtas”).
Proper noun
editGeraghty (plural Geraghtys)
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Geraghty is the 9384th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3465 individuals. Geraghty is most common among White (95.06%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geraghty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 32.