McGorry

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Anglicized form of Gaehc Mac Gothraidh ‘son of Gothradh', a Gaelic equivalent of English Godfrey

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/məˈɡəɹi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

McGorry is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • IEIreland
  • GBUnited Kingdom

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Anglicized form of Gaehc Mac Gothraidh ‘son of Gothradh', a Gaelic equivalent of English Godfrey. Compare McCaffrey.

Sources 1

  • Dictionary of American Family Names

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1940196019802000Patrick McGorry, b. 1952Brian McGorry, b. 1970Matt McGorry, b. 1986

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mcgorry,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 8 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting McGorry
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010344#58,876
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020339#63,550
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000315#59,916
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 4

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name McGorry come from?
Anglicized form of Gaehc Mac Gothraidh ‘son of Gothradh', a Gaelic equivalent of English Godfrey. Compare McCaffrey. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
How do you pronounce McGorry?
A machine transcription gives /məˈɡəɹi/ (IPA) for English.
What does the name McGorry mean?
Recorded meaning: Anglicized form of Gaehc Mac Gothraidh ‘son of Gothradh', a Gaelic equivalent of English Godfrey.
In which country does McGorry have the most bearers?
McGorry is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “McGorry”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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