Maher
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meachair (“descendant of Meachar”), a personal name meaning "fine", "majestic".
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈmɑː.ə(ɹ)/
- Homophones: mar, Marr
Proper noun edit
Maher (plural Mahers)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maher is the 1549th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23222 individuals. Maher is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 491.