McGarry is a surname of

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

origin meaning "the son of Fearadhach." It is the 422nd most common surname in Ireland, and 722nd in Scotland.

List of people surnamed McGarry

* Andrew McGarry (born 1981), English cricketer * Anna McGarry (1894–1978), leading U.S. advocate in interracial justice and veteran social action leader *

Bill McGarry William Harry McGarry (10 June 1927 – 15 March 2005) was an England international association footballer and manager who spent 40 years in the professional game. He had a reputation for toughness, both as a player and as a manager. A right- ...

(1927–2005), English international football player and manager *

Chris McGarry Chris McGarry (born August 19, 1966) is an American actor born in Roselle, New Jersey, known for his performance in the American television series '' Law & Order'' on NBC from 2001 to 2005. Some of his other television acting credits include '' ...

(born 1966), American actor *

Christi McGarry Christi Lynn McGarry (born 4 March 1990), simply known as Christi McGarry, is a Filipino American, Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder from Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, recently crowned Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental, Binibining ...

, Filipina-American beauty pageant titleholder from Jersey City, New Jersey *

Colin McGarry Colin Edward McGarry (born 22 July 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. His the nickname The Chief. Career McGarry qualified for the 2004 PDC World Darts Champio ...

(born 1965), Northern Irish professional darts player * David McGarry, American musician, singer, voice actor, music producer, and composer *

Fearghal McGarry Fearghal McGarry (born 16 November 1971) is an Irish historian specializing in the history of Ireland in the 20th century, currently Professor of Modern Irish History at Queen's University, Belfast. McGarry is the author of books about Ireland in ...

(born 1971), an Irish historian *

Flynn McGarry Flynn McGarry (born November 25, 1998) is an American chef based in New York City. He has been called the "Justin Bieber of food" and is known for hosting dinner tasting restaurant Eureka in Los Angeles and New York City since he was 11. He has st ...

(born 1998), American chef *

James McGarry (hurler) James Bernard McGarry (born 26 November 1971) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, McGarry first played competitive hurling whilst at sc ...

(born 1971), Irish hurling player * Jean McGarry, author of fiction and Professor in the Writing Seminars program at Johns Hopkins University *

John McGarry John McGarry, OC (born 1957) is a political scientist from Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast and grew up in Ballymena, County Antrim. He is currently Professor of Political Studies and Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy a ...

(born 1957), Northern Irish political scientist * Kathleen M. McGarry, Professor of Health Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles *

Kathryn McGarry Kathryn McGarry is a Canadian politician who was the 6th mayor of Cambridge from 2018 to 2022. Prior to her election as mayor, she represented the riding of Cambridge in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018. She was a ministe ...

, Canadian politician, Mayor-elect of Cambridge, Ontario, formerly a critical care nurse *

Kelly McGarry Kelly McGarry (17 April 1982 – 1 February 2016) was a professional New Zealand freeride mountain biker and X-Games Athlete. He was known for his best trick award in the 2013 Red Bull Rampage when he backflipped a 72-foot canyon gap. The vide ...

(1982-2016), professional New Zealand freeride mountain biker and X-Games athlete *

Mac McGarry Maurice James "Mac" McGarry (June 15, 1926 – December 12, 2013) was the longtime host of the television quiz show ''It's Academic'', which airs in Washington, D.C. on NBC-owned WRC-TV. He hosted the show for five decades, from October ...

(born 1926), host of the U.S. television quiz show ''It's Academic'' *

Mary McGarry Morris Mary McGarry Morris (born February 10, 1943) is an American novelist, short story author and playwright from New England. She uses its towns as settings for her works. In 1991, Michiko Kakutani of ''The New York Times'' described Morris as "one ...

(born 1943), American novelist, short story author and playwright *

Michael McGarry Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) was a successful association footballer who frequently represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s. Club career His senior career began with Dunedin City and later Mosgiel, before he moved to Australia to ...

(born 1965), New Zealand international soccer player *

Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry (February 19, 1878 – June 11, 1949) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond in the House of ...

(1878–1949), physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada *

Natalie McGarry Natalie McGarry (born 7 September 1981) is a Scottish former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow East from 2015 to 2017. She was elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in the 2015 general election bu ...

(born 1981), Scottish politician *

Niall McGarry Niall McGarry is an Irish entrepreneur who was the owner and founder of JOE.ie and Her.ie, male and female-focused websites in Ireland. Both websites fell under the banner of Maximum Media, the umbrella company founded by McGarry, who owned an ...

(born 1978), Irish businessman *

Patsy McGarry Patsy McGarry is the Religious Affairs correspondent with ''The Irish Times''. He succeeded Andy Pollak as editor in the mid-1990s. He also is the commissioning editor for articles which are published in the paper's '' Rite and Reason'' column eve ...

, Religious Affairs correspondent of The Irish Times in the Republic of Ireland * Peter J. McGarry (1871–1940), New York politician * Robert McGarry IV (born 1985), collegiate American football player * Ron McGarry (born 1937), English professional footballer who played centre forward for a number of clubs *

Ryan McGarry Ryan McGarry (born 1986) is an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Antrim senior team. McGarry joined the panel during the 2004 National League and eventually became the first-choice goalkeeper until his retirement after the 20 ...

(born c. 1983) ER doctor and documentary film-maker * Sandy McGarry (born 1961) South Carolina House of Representatives member *

Seán McGarry Seán McGarry (2 August 1886 – 9 December 1958) was a 20th-century Irish nationalist and politician. A longtime senior member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), he served as its president from May 1917 until May 1918 when he was one of ...

( fl. 1908–1925), Irish nationalist and politician *

Steve McGarry Steve McGarry (born 24 January 1953,
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Steven McGarry (born 1979), Scottish professional footballer *

Thomas McGarry Thomas William McGarry was a Canadian politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Renfrew South Renfrew South was a federal riding represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 196 ...

, early 20th-century Canadian politician *

Tim McGarry Tim McGarry ( ga, Tadhg Mag Fhearaigh) is an Irish people, Irish comedian and actor from Belfast, North Belfast in Northern Ireland. He was educated at St Malachy's College, Belfast. He is a member of the comedy group Hole in the Wall Gang (com ...

(born 1964), Northern Irish actor and comedian

Fictional characters

Leo McGarry Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character played by American actor John Spencer on the television serial drama ''The West Wing''. This role earned Spencer the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2002. ...

, character played by John Spencer on the television serial drama ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcgarry Surnames of Irish origin

List of people surnamed McGarry

Fictional characters

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