Etymology

McCarrick

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Irish Mac Con Charraige
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Con Chathrach“son of the hound of the fortress”
  2. Irish · derived fromMac Con Charraige“son of the hound of the rock”
  3. English todayMcCarrick

Two main origins: * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Charraige (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú (“hound”) and carraig (“rock”). * Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Chathrach (“son of the hound of the fortress”), from cú (“hound”) and cathair (“castle, fortress”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.