McGraw Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

McGraw belongs to the McGrath family of names, which has Irish roots. The family name meaning is “Son of Craith”, the same as for McGrath.

How the spelling arose

Records show McGraw as one of the forms McGrath took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Magrath and MacGrath.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to McGrath and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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