What clan is McGinty?
Last name: McGinty
This famous Irish clan surname, is recorded in many spellings including MacGinty, McGinty, MacEntee, McEntee, Genty, Ginidy, Ginty, Ginity, Ginnity, Ginnety, and others. It descends from the Gaelic Mac an tSaoi meaning the son of the scholar, early scholars of Ireland being known as the “saoi”.
What does McGinty mean in Irish?
Mcginty Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhionnachtaigh, a patronymic from the personal name Fionnshneachtach, composed of the elements fionn ‘white’ + sneachtach ‘snowy’.
What part of Ireland is McGinty from?
McGinty was peculiar to County Armagh and is now found in Tyrone and Fermanagh due to the migration of the family from Donegal at the time of the Plantation of Ulster. The name in Irish is Mag Fhinneachta, taken from the Gaelic word ‘sneachta’ meaning ‘snow’.
Is McGinty Scottish or Irish?
McGinty is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Adam McGinty (born 1971), Australian cricketer.