# McGettigan (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,073 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,634 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 287,740 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (1,018 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eiteagáin (“son of Eiteagán”), a diminutive of eiteach (“winged”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGettigan 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

McCutcheon, Maestas, McDougal, McDougall, Moskowitz, MacDougall, McCutchen, Moctezuma, McDougald, Mestas, McTaggart, McDougle.

## 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.