McGourty
English
editEtymology
editProbably an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhorchaidh (“son of Dorchadh”), a personal name related to dorcha (“dark”).
Proper noun
editMcGourty (plural McGourtys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGourty is the 36736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. McGourty is most common among White (97.04%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGourty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.