McMorrow

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name formed by the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).

Proper noun

McMorrow (plural McMorrows)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMorrow is the 15871^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1833 individuals. McMorrow is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMorrow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.