McGeraghty Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

McGeraghty is a spelling of the Irish surname Geraghty. In origin, the name means “Son of Oireachtach (assembly member)”.

McGeraghty simply joins the particle Mc to Geraghty, a habit common in Irish naming. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Gerraughty, Geraty and Gerety.

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