The mccarthy Surname
mccarthy Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cárthaigh ‘son of
Cárthach’, a personal name meaning ‘loving’. This is the
name of an important Munster family.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Joseph and Margaret McCarthy of Massachusetts |
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| John McCarthy of Culleens, Sligo Co | Maureen McCarty Mandell | 4 |
| Johnny McCarthy 1946 |
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| Timothy McCarthy and Johanna Duggan |
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| McCARTHY Leslie J and M Aline |
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| Paulina McCarthy d/o John Augustus McCarthy | Sharon (Caslake) Dilts | 1 |
| McCarthys from Clinton, Iowa | Brian | 9 |
| Bartholomew McCarthy, Cork, Ireland |
Mark McCarthy
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| Richard McCarthy - Newfoundland. Born abt 1775 | Lauralynn | 1 |
| McCARTHY, Elnora 1884 Crawford Co, PA |
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