# McCurdy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccurdy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,463 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,880 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,773 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (12,044 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal named based on muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare Moriarty.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCurdy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCurdy in the United States.

## People named McCurdy

- Jennette McCurdy, American writer and former actress (born 1992)
- Elmer McCurdy, American outlaw

## Similar surnames

McCarty, McCord, McCready, McCourt, McGrady, McCart, McCrady, McGourty, McCarthy, McCartney, McCardle, McCardell.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.