McTigue
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Taidhg (“son of the poet”), from tadg (“poet”).
Proper noun
McTigue (plural McTigues)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McTigue is the 20348th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1306 individuals. McTigue is most common among White (97.17%) individuals.
Further reading
- “McTigue”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN