McCarthy Family

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About the McCarthy surname

The surname McCarthy is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McCarthy belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-kar-thi/ɛmsekaʁði/

Most frequent given names among the McCarthy family

Men

  1. 1John1,114
  2. 2James495
  3. 3Patrick438
  4. 4Thomas423
  5. 5Daniel415

Women

  1. 1Mary1,107
  2. 2Catherine586
  3. 3Margaret485
  4. 4Ellen415
  5. 5Marie257
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The McCarthy name in our genealogy archives

21,834occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
516 4071881 → 1901people enumerated
1783First mention of the name
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