McGrady

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhrádaigh (“son of Brádach”), a personal name probably derived from a word meaning "proud". Compare Irish bród (“pride”) and bródach (“favourite, pet; boyo”).

Proper noun

McGrady (countable and uncountable, plural McGradys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGrady is the 8611^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3819 individuals. McGrady is most common among White (83.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGrady”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.