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McCarthy (the variant of MacCarthy) occurs as popular surname that originated in Ireland. A origin of the title begins using Carthach an Eoghanacht of Cashel king who died inside 1045. His boy utilized a denomination Muireadhach mac Carthaigh (Muireadhach, son of Carthach), the most common practice. Muireadhach died within 1092. His sons, Tadhg & Cormac adopted MacCarthy as a proper surname.

A select few most common searches for this title include:

People

Andrew McCarthy, actor, 1962- Carolyn McCarthy, U.S. Representative, 1944- Cormac McCarthy, novelist, 1933- Danny Mc Carthy, Irish artist Denis Florence MacCarthy, Irish poet, 1818-1882 Dennis McCarthy, composer of film score, 1945– Sir Desmond MacCarthy, English critic, 1878-1952 Eugene McCarthy, U.S. Congresswoman & Senator, 1916- Harry McCarthy, variety entertainer, wrote "The Bonnie Blue Flag" around 1861 Jenny McCarthy, American model & actress, 1972- Joe McCarthy, Hall of Fame baseball manager, 1887-1978 John McCarthy, famed Little League Manager John McCarthy, Australian ambassador, 1942- John McCarthy, computer scientist, 1927- 'Big' John McCarthy famed Mixed Martial Arts referee Joseph McCarthy, Tin Pan Alley lyricist ("You Made Me Love You"), 1885-1943 Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator, 1908-1957 (too view McCarthyism) Justin McCarthy, Irish politician and writer, 1830-1912 Mary McCarthy, intellectual, editor & writer of the art/literature critic magazine Partisan Read, 1912-1989 Mick McCarthy, football player & manager, 1959- Pete McCarthy, pen name of the British broadcaster & travel writer, 1952-2004 Terence Francis MacCarthy, historian, recognized when MacCarthy Mór in the Nineties, 1957- Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, Irish bishop, 1455-1492 Sir Thaddeus McCarthy, New Zealand jurist, 1907-2001 Tommy McCarthy, Hall of Fame baseball outfielder, 1863-1922

Places

McCarthy, Alaska, population 42

Other

Charlie McCarthy, celebrated wooden puppet and pal to Edgar Bergen, 1903-1978 McCarthy (band), English band.

McCarthy/Dillon Families
Descendants of John McCarthy (b.1824) of Kildee in the Parish of Kilmeen, County Cork, IRL. Compiled by Joseph McCarthy Jnr. Surnames include McCarthy, McManaman, Ferguson, Carlin, Sheehan, Dillon, Whalen and Wolfe.

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Family history of Wayne Frederick McCarthy from East Rochester, NH USA. Features the descendants of Cath Reagan and Michael McCarthy (b.1794) of IRL; emigrated to Canada in 1828.

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Researching the ancestry of Philip Joseph and Mary-Clare McCarthy of Wellington, NZ.

McCarthys of Nova Scotia
Family database as compiled by Jennifer MacKenzie Quist.


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