McGarvey
English
Alternative forms
- McGarva
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gairbhshíth (“son of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough”) + síth (“peace”).
Proper noun
McGarvey (plural McGarveys)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGarvey is the 8389th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3945 individuals. McGarvey is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGarvey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN