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    The surname McBrearty

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 600 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M216

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McBrearty is more common than 77.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator". Compare Moriarty.

    McBrearty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 600 people named McBrearty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 514,576 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 552.

    #37,180
    rank among US surnames
    600
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.7%
    change since 2000 (was #37,835)

    Who is named McBrearty

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named McBrearty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McBrearty

    McBrearty has the Soundex code M216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M216.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McBrearty come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator". Compare Moriarty.
    How common is the surname McBrearty?
    600 people in the United States had the surname McBrearty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 514,576 Americans. It ranked 37,180th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McBrearty?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named McBrearty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McBrearty?
    McBrearty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McBrearty getting more or less common?
    More common. 552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 600 in 2010, up 8.7%.