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Mccarthy


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Origin Of The Surname Mccarthy

Meaning Of The Surname Mccarthy

Loving son

Interesting Facts About Mccarthy

This Irish family name has various different spellings such as MacCarty, MacCarhty and Mccarty. The name is built up from two different Gaelic elements; the prefix ‘Mac’ which means ‘son of’ and ‘Cathach’ which means ‘loving’. The first recorded spelling of this name is MacCarthy Mor dated in 1172.

Mccarthy Statistics

Mccarthy is the number 181 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 43,841 share the surname Mccarthy in the UK.

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