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 316
Labourer 51
General Labourer 50
Dock Labourer 26
Charwoman 20
Tailoress 20
Domestic Servant 19
Laundress 18
Stevedore 14
General Servant 13
Dress Maker 12
Servant 11
Tailor 10
Agricultural Labourer 7
House Keeper 7
Boot Maker 6
Labourer Waterside 6
Wharf Labourer 6
None 6
Student 6
Farm Labourer 6
Boiler Maker 5
Bricklayer 5
Carpenter 5
Shoe Maker 5

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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