McShea
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Séaghdha (“son of Séaghdha”), a byname meaning "fine" of "fortunate".
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McShea is the 28333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 843 individuals. McShea is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McShea”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.
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