McGuirk

English

Alternative forms

• McGurk

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc, patronymic from the personal name Corc.

Proper noun

McGuirk (plural McGuirks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGuirk is the 15533^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1884 individuals. McGuirk is most common among White (95.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGuirk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.