McGarry

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): McCary, McGeary, McVearry

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh (“son of Fhearadhach”), a personal name meaning "strong", "brave", from fear (“man”).

Proper noun

McGarry (countable and uncountable, plural McGarrys)

1. A surname.
2. A town in Ontario, Canada.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGarry is the 5026^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6982 individuals. McGarry is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGarry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.