# McGirt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcgirt/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,534 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,144 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 201,268 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (1,367 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Cord.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGirt 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) | 24% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 22% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGirt in the United States.

## People named McGirt

- Buddy McGirt, American boxer

## Similar surnames

McGrath, McGrady, McWhirter, McCart, McGarity, McGarrity, McGourty, McCarthy, McCarty, McCord, McCartney, McArthur.

## 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.