McGivern
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Uidhrín (“son of Uidhrín”), a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”).
Proper noun
McGivern (plural McGiverns)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGivern is the 23866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1058 individuals. McGivern is most common among White (94.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGivern”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN