McCaig

English

Alternative forms

• McKaig

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Thaoig and Irish Mac Thaidhg (“son of Tadhg”).

Proper noun

McCaig (plural McCaigs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCaig is the 22201^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1162 individuals. McCaig is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCaig”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.