Fogarty
English
Alternative forms
- Foggarty, Fogerty
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fógartaigh (“descendant of Fógartach”), a personal name from fógartha (“proclaimed; banished, outlawed”).
Proper noun
Fogarty (plural Fogartys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fogarty is the 4311st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8245 individuals. Fogarty is most common among White (95.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fogarty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 586.