McGillicuddy

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Chuda (“son of the servant of (Saint) Chuda”), a personal name of unexplained origin.

Proper noun

McGillicuddy (plural McGillicuddys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGillicuddy is the 23414^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1086 individuals. McGillicuddy is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.

Further reading

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