Mccarthy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mccarthy Name Meaning: This is a famous Irish clan surname.An anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Cárthaigh ‘son of Cárthach’, a personal name meaning ‘loving’.

The clan were famous for being territorial and for disputes with their neighbours. The clan today has about thirty thousand members within Ireland.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mccarthy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mccarthy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 140
Labourer 70
Tailor 17
Domestic Servant 13
Tailoress 10
Agricultural Labourer 9
Hawker 9
General Servant 8
Laundress 8
Charwoman 7
Dress Maker 6
No Occupation 6
None 6
Seaman 5
Bricklayer Labourer 5
Painter 4
Labourer's Wife 4
Servant 4
Clerk 4
Dock Labourer 4
French Polisher 4
Nil 4
Private 8th Foot 4
Watch Maker 4
Grinder 4

Mccarthy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mccarthy 100% 16,504
2 Macarthy 88% 1,873
3 Maccarthy 89% 777
4 Mcarthy 88% 684
5 Mccarthey 89% 249

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The surname Mccarthy is the most popular version of all its varients

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