McGettigan

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eiteagáin (“son of Eiteagán”), a diminutive of eiteach (“winged; feathered; finned”).

Proper noun

McGettigan (plural McGettigans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGettigan is the 23634^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1073 individuals. McGettigan is most common among White (96.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGettigan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.