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    The surname McGettigan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,073 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M232

    McGettigan: #23,634 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGettigan #23,634, 1,073 people McGettigan: #23,634 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McGettigan #23,634, 1,073 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGettigan is more common than 85.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    McGettigan 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 1,073 people named McGettigan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,018.

    #23,634
    rank among US surnames
    1,073
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,326)

    Who is named McGettigan

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

    96% of people named McGettigan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as two or more races and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGettigan come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eiteagáin (“son of Eiteagán”), a diminutive of eiteach (“winged”).
    How common is the surname McGettigan?
    1,073 people in the United States had the surname McGettigan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 287,740 Americans. It ranked 23,634th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGettigan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGettigan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is McGettigan?
    McGettigan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGettigan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,073 in 2010, up 5.4%.