McMorrow
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name formed by the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McMorrow is the 15871st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1833 individuals. McMorrow is most common among White (95.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMorrow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.
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