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    The surname McGirr

    A nickname surname, carried by 990 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M260

    McGirr: #25,083 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGirr #25,083, 990 people McGirr: #25,083 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McGirr #25,083, 990 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGirr is more common than 84.5% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Gheairr The Gaelic word gearr translates to "short" or "sharp," suggesting the name was a nickname for someone of short stature or possessed a sharp wit.

    McGirr is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 990 people named McGirr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 311,864 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 950.

    #25,083
    rank among US surnames
    990
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.2%
    change since 2000 (was #24,642)

    Who is named McGirr

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

    96% of people named McGirr identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGirr

    McGirr has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGirr come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Gheairr The Gaelic word gearr translates to "short" or "sharp," suggesting the name was a nickname for someone of short stature or possessed a sharp wit.
    How common is the surname McGirr?
    990 people in the United States had the surname McGirr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 311,864 Americans. It ranked 25,083rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGirr?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGirr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is McGirr?
    McGirr is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname McGirr getting more or less common?
    More common. 950 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 990 in 2010, up 4.2%.