The McGaughey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,050 people carried this name — #10,517 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 97,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,990 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McGaughey surname

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachaidh (“son of Eochaidh”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McGaughey» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 7 births for the McGaughey name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “3 in Antrim and 3 in Armagh.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 7

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

McGaughey in American newspapers,
1895–1919.

Newspaper page from The Colville Examiner carrying the name McGaughey
The Colville Examiner 1919-08-02
Newspaper page from The Seattle Post-intelligencer carrying the name McGaughey
The Seattle Post-intelligencer 1895-03-31
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name McGaughey
The Salt Lake Tribune 1908-05-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,146 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McGaughey in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.

222 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McGaughey. The most, 48, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 8.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 106
New South Wales 70
Queensland 13
Victoria 13
Western Australia 9
South Australia 8
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McGaughey.

Who carried it

People named McGaughey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Edward W. McGaughey
    Edward W. McGaughey 1817–1852 · politician
  • Alice McGaughey 1925–2002 · art director

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McGaughey,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States239 records

239 records of the McGaughey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 132
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 43
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William C. McGaughey

    Born 1924 in Kansas. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 1981, buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul McGaughey

    Born 1946; from Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Ann McGaughey

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Bolivia from Glasgow and Moville, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 239 records for McGaughey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia77 records

77 records of the McGaughey name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 66
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jane McGaughey

    Died 1929 in Home For Invalids, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1929.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William McGaughey

    Arrived in Queensland in 1889 aboard the Quetta, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bernard McGaughey

    Of Sydney, New South Wales; died 1889.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 77 records for McGaughey in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the McGaughey name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sarah Anne McGaughey

    Buried in 1965 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Catherine Elizabeth McGaughey

    Died 1967; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph McGaughey

    Buried in 1970 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 4 records for McGaughey in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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