McGarry

Name: McGarry, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“McGarry” is uncommon English (frequency #54,928 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,928
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.

Key facts for McGarry
Property	Value
Headword	McGarry
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#54,928
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “McGarry” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). McGarry lands here:

#54,928

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

McGarry is uncommon English at frequency #54,928 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for McGarry in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh (“son of Fhearadhach”), a personal name meaning "strong", "brave", from fear (“man”). The correct English form is McGarry, spelled M-C-G-A-R-R-Y.

Definition

1
A surname.
2
A town in Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh (“son of Fhearadhach”), a personal name meaning "strong", "brave", from fear (“man”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "McGarry"?

"McGarry" is spelled M-C-G-A-R-R-Y.

What does "McGarry" mean?

As a proper noun, "McGarry" means: A surname.

What is the origin of the word "McGarry"?

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearadhaigh (“son of Fhearadhach”), a personal name meaning "strong", "brave", from fear (“man”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “McGarry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-C-G-A-R-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.