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McGovern
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English
+ (name)
+, Pennsylvania
Etymology
Anglicized form of en ga - and en gd Mac Samhradháin son of Samhradhán, diminutive of ga samhradh summer.
Pronunciation
en /məˈɡʌvən/ RP
en /məˈɡʌvɚn/ GA
en ʌvə(ɹ)n 3
Proper noun
~ s
en Irish,Scottish Gaelic.
en 1907 Emerson Hough The Way of a Man http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14362 There stood old Mandy McGovern, her long brown rifle half raised, her finger lying sophisticatedly along the trigger guard, that she might not touch the hair trigger.
en CDP co/Washington County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
Derived terms
en mcgovernite
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, McGovern is the 2095th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17257 individuals. McGovern is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.
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