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    The surname McGroarty

    A patronymic surname, carried by 944 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M266

    McGroarty: #25,989 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGroarty #25,989, 944 people McGroarty: #25,989 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McGroarty #25,989, 944 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGroarty is more common than 84% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Rabhartaigh (“son of Rabhartach”), a byname from rabhartach (“having high tides, surging, swelling; vehement, impetuous”).

    McGroarty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 944 people named McGroarty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 327,061 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 915.

    #25,989
    rank among US surnames
    944
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #25,398)

    Who is named McGroarty

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

    95% of people named McGroarty identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    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 McGroarty

    McGroarty has the Soundex code M266, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M266.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGroarty come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Rabhartaigh (“son of Rabhartach”), a byname from rabhartach (“having high tides, surging, swelling; vehement, impetuous”).
    How common is the surname McGroarty?
    944 people in the United States had the surname McGroarty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 327,061 Americans. It ranked 25,989th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGroarty?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McGroarty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McGroarty?
    McGroarty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGroarty getting more or less common?
    More common. 915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 944 in 2010, up 3.2%.