# McGourty (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcgourty/  
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) | 608 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,736 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 507,805 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (567 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Probably an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhorchaidh (“son of Dorchadh”), a personal name related to dorcha (“dark”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGourty 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) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

McCarty, McCurdy, McCourt, McGrady, McGarity, McGarrity, McGrath, McGirt, McCarthy, 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.