as a Last Name
- 81,917
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Mccarthy
Meaning & Origins
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cárthaigh ‘son of Cárthach’, a personal name meaning ‘loving’. This is the name of an important Munster family.
| 317th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 81,917
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Mccarthy per capita
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