How common is the surname McGarity?

2,048 people in the United States had the surname McGarity in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,755 Americans. It ranked 14,549th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McGarity getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,048 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname McGarity

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,048 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGarity is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oireachtaigh (“son of Oireachtach”), a personal name which ultimately derives from oireacht (“assembly”).

McGarity 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 2,048 people named McGarity in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,755 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,053.

#14,549

rank among US surnames

2,048

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,567)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,545	Dolin	2,049	150,681
#14,549	Gammill	2,048	150,755
#14,558	McCardle	2,047	150,828

Who is named McGarity

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

77% of people named McGarity identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGarity

McGarity has the Soundex code M263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M263.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGarity come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oireachtaigh (“son of Oireachtach”), a personal name which ultimately derives from oireacht (“assembly”).
How common is the surname McGarity?: 2,048 people in the United States had the surname McGarity in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,755 Americans. It ranked 14,549th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGarity?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named McGarity identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is McGarity?: McGarity is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McGarity getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,048 in 2010, down 0.2%.