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McCord
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English
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
surname en McCort McCourt McGirt McGuirt McWhirt
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern en ga - and en gd Mac Cuairt or gd Mac Cuarta, meaning "son of a journey," from ga mac + ga cuairt. Compare en McMurtry.
Pronunciation
en En-us-McCord.ogg GA
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en hamlet p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en CDP co/Osage County s/Oklahoma c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Lincoln County and co/Oneida County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, McCord is the 2019th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17875 individuals. McCord is most common among White (79.73%) and Black/African American (14.79%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Irish surnames from Scottish Gaelic