McCarthy (surname) explained
McCarthy is a surname originating from the Irish noble McCarthy Clan of Cork County, Ireland. The name has spread throughout the world and is most often found in the Americas, where over 57% of individuals with the surname McCarthy are located.[1] The surname, meaning "son of Cárthach" originated in Ireland.[2] Commons variants of the name include McCarty and MacCarthy. Sixty percent of people with the surname in Ireland itself originate from Cork County, where the family was very powerful in the Middle Ages.[3]
Notable people with the surname "McCarthy"
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- Callum McCarthy (born 1944), British intellectual
- Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944), U.S. congresswoman
- Carlton McCarthy, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
- Carlton McCarthy (singer), British singer
- Catherine "Kay" McCarthy, Irish singer, performing mostly in Italy.
- Charles McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris McCarthy (racewalker) (1931–2009), American racewalker
- Claire McCarthy (born 1976), Irish marathon runner
- Clem McCarthy (1882–1962), American sports announcer
- Con McCarthy (1893–1975), Australian rules footballer
- Con McCarthy (rugby league) (1894–1968), New Zealand rugby league player
- Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023), Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist
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- Fabian "Fabe" McCarthy (1919–2008), Australian rugby union player
- Francis X. McCarthy (born 1942), American actor
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- Harry McCarthy, variety entertainer, wrote "The Bonnie Blue Flag" in 1861
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- J. J. McCarthy (born 2003), American football player
- J. P. McCarthy (1933–1995), American radio personality
- J. Thomas McCarthy (born 1937), American educator, author and attorney
- Jake McCarthy (born 1997), American baseball player
- James McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jenny McCarthy (born 1972), American anti-vaccine activist and former Playboy model and actress
- Joanne McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joe McCarthy (manager) (1887–1978), American baseball manager
- John McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- John McCarthy (composer) (born 1961), composer of film scores
- John James McCarthy (1921–1996) Chief of Special Services Fort Sam Houston Texas, Ret Major US Army
- Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957), U.S. senator
- Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Justin McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
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- Kate McCarthy (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
- Kate McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Katie McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kay McCarthy (Irish singer, performing mostly in Italy).
- Kevin Owen McCarthy (born 1965), 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Kevin McCarthy (actor) (1914–2010), film actor
- Kevin McCarthy (baseball) (born 1992), baseball player
- Kevin McCarthy (cricketer) (born 1945), Australian cricketer
- Kevin McCarthy (director), American television director
- Kevin McCarthy (historian), American historian
- Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player and assistant coach
- Kevin McCarthy (radio), Texas radio personality
- Kevin "Blondie" McCarthy, member of the Aryan Republican Army, who robbed 22 U.S. banks
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- Maeve McCarthy, Irish mathematician
- Margaret McCarthy, Irish-American migrant
- Mary McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Matt McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Melissa McCarthy (born 1970), American actress and comedian
- Michael McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mick McCarthy (born 1959), English football player and manager
- Mick McCarthy (footballer, born 1911), Irish footballer
- Mick McCarthy (Gaelic footballer) (1965–1998), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Mike McCarthy (born 1963), American football coach
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- Thaddeus McCarthy (1455–1492), Irish bishop
- Thaddeus McCarthy (jurist) (1907–2001), New Zealand jurist
- Thomas McCarthy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim McCarthy (born 1949), US Secret Service agent injured in assassination attempt on President Reagan
- Tom McCarthy (director) (born 1966), American film director, screenwriter, and actor
- Tom McCarthy (novelist) (born 1969), English novelist
- Tom McCarthy (sportscaster) (born 1968), American sportscaster
- Tom McCarthy (trade unionist) (c. 1862–1899) British Irish trade unionist
- Tommy McCarthy (baseball) (1863–1922), American baseball player
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Spelled "McCarty"
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- Henry "Billy the Kid" McCarty (1859–1881), American outlaw
- J. D. McCarty (1916–1980), American politician from Oklahoma
- Jim McCarty (born 1943), English pop/rock musician
- Jim McCarty (guitarist) (born 1947), American blues/rock musician
- John McCarty (fl. 1880s), American baseball player
- John McCarty (New York) (1782–1851), New York politician
- Ken McCarty (born 1958), American politician
- Kirk McCarty (born 1995), American baseball player
- Leon McCarty (1888–1962), American college sports coach
- Luther McCarty (1892–1913), American heavyweight boxer
- Maclyn McCarty (1911–2005), American geneticist
- Mary McCarty (1923–1980), American actress, singer, dancer, and comedian
- Mary McCarty (1931–2009), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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Spelled "MacCarthy"
Fictional characters
See also
- McCarthy, a disambiguation page for "McCarthy"
References
- Web site: McCarthy Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History . 2023-02-10 . forebears.io.
- Web site: McCarthy Surname Meaning, History & Origin . 2023-02-10 . Select Surnames . en-US.
- Web site: The McCarthy Family of Cork - History of West Cork . 2023-02-10 . www.libraryireland.com.
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