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    The surname McGarrigle

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 530 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M262

    McGarrigle: #41,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGarrigle #41,100, 530 people McGarrigle: #41,100 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McGarrigle #41,100, 530 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGarrigle is more common than 74.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghail (“son of Fearghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) and gal (“courage”).

    McGarrigle 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 530 people named McGarrigle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 519.

    #41,100
    rank among US surnames
    530
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #39,824)

    Who is named McGarrigle

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

    96% of people named McGarrigle identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGarrigle

    McGarrigle has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

    Other Irish surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname McGarrigle come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghail (“son of Fearghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) and gal (“courage”).
    How common is the surname McGarrigle?
    530 people in the United States had the surname McGarrigle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 582,539 Americans. It ranked 41,100th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGarrigle?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGarrigle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    What type of surname is McGarrigle?
    McGarrigle is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGarrigle getting more or less common?
    More common. 519 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 530 in 2010, up 2.1%.