Murtagh
English edit
Etymology edit
Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceart (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.
Proper noun edit
Murtagh (plural Murtaghs)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Murtagh is the 16570th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1732 individuals. Murtagh is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Murtagh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 638.