McGrath

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): McGraw, McCraw

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Craith, perhaps a variant of Mac Raith (“son of Rath”), a byname from rath (“abundance, prosperity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈɡɹɔː/, /məˈɡɹɑː/, /məˈɡɹæθ/

• Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):

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• Homophone: McGraw

Proper noun

McGrath (countable and uncountable, plural McGraths)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A city in Alaska, United States.
3. A city in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGrath is the 1006^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34871 individuals. McGrath is most common among White (94.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGrath”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.