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    The surname McGirt

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,534 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M263

    McGirt: #18,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McGirt #18,144, 1,534 people McGirt: #18,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McGirt #18,144, 1,534 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGirt is more common than 88.8% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Variant of Cord.

    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 1,534 people named McGirt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,268 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,367.

    #18,144
    rank among US surnames
    1,534
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,594)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,137Hulin1,535201,137
    #18,144McGirt1,534201,268

    Who is named McGirt

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

    47% of people named McGirt identified as Black (not Hispanic), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 22% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 47%
    • White (not Hispanic) 24%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 22%
    • Two or more races 3.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous McGirts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Buddy McGirt
      American boxer, born 1964

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGirt

    McGirt has the Soundex code M263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M263.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGirt come from?
    Variant of Cord.
    How common is the surname McGirt?
    1,534 people in the United States had the surname McGirt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,268 Americans. It ranked 18,144th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGirt?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named McGirt identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McGirt?
    Buddy McGirt, American boxer.
    Where is the surname McGirt most common?
    Wikidata records people named McGirt in the United States.
    Is the surname McGirt getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,534 in 2010, up 12%.