McBrearty
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator". Compare Moriarty.
Proper noun
editMcBrearty (plural McBreartys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McBrearty is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. McBrearty is most common among White (96.5%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McBrearty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.