McGeoghegan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 11 characters long in length.
Surname is the variant of Geoghegan. The sept claim descent from Fiachra, one of the sons of Nial of the Nine Hostages, monarch of Ireland in the fifth century. Their territory was called Kinel-Fiacha, and extended over the tract now called the barony of Moycashel, with parts of those of Moyashell, Rathcourath, and Fertullagh, in Westmeath, within which they erected various castles, the chief being at Castle-town-Geoghegan near Kil beggan, whose wide site is marked on the Ordnance Survey.
McGeoghegan is variant of Geoghegan. The son of little Eochaidh meaning "racing horse".
McGeoghegan is derivation of Gaughan. Descendant of little Gaibhteach meaning "plaintive".
How popular is McGeoghegan?
There are about 101 people in US who wears Mcgeoghegan as surname and ranked 159712 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0.3 per million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 |
|---|---|
| White | 97.03 |
Related Family Names:
- Mcgaffigan
- McGaffigen (Ireland)
- McGaffin
- McGahan (United States)
- McGahen
- McGaheran
- McGahren
- McGain
- McGann (England)
- McGannon