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    The surname McGourty

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 608 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M263

    McGourty: #36,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGourty #36,736, 608 people McGourty: #36,736 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McGourty #36,736, 608 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGourty is more common than 77.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    McGourty 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 608 people named McGourty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 507,805 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 567.

    #36,736
    rank among US surnames
    608
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.2%
    change since 2000 (was #37,043)

    Who is named McGourty

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

    97% of people named McGourty identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGourty

    McGourty 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 McGourty come from?
    Probably an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhorchaidh (“son of Dorchadh”), a personal name related to dorcha (“dark”).
    How common is the surname McGourty?
    608 people in the United States had the surname McGourty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 507,805 Americans. It ranked 36,736th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGourty?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named McGourty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McGourty?
    McGourty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGourty getting more or less common?
    More common. 567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 608 in 2010, up 7.2%.