McGuire
Common Irish surname
McGuire is a surname of Irish origin, an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mag Uidhir.
It ranks among the more common Irish-American surnames and appears in various spellings including Maguire.
Notable bearers include baseball player Mark McGwire and musician Barry McGuire.
The name frequently appears in American contexts, from military bases to fictional characters.
The McGuires moved to Boston in the 1920s.
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- familyRelated people together
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
descendants · forebears · heritage · bloodline · pedigree · relatives · patronymic · Irish-American
Celtic linguistic tradition
- DublinIrish capital city
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
- leprechaunMischievous Irish sprite
Guinness · emerald · blarney · brogue · craic · colcannon · soda bread · Erin
Perceiving something as known
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
rapport · connection · friendship · affinity · kinship · bonding · comprehension · recollection
genealogy
Study of family descent
clan · descendants · forebears · heritage · bloodline · pedigree · relatives · patronymic · Irish-American · immigration
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
leprechaun · Guinness · emerald · blarney · brogue · craic · colcannon · soda bread · Erin · banshee
recognition
Perceiving something as known
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- closenessState of proximity
intimacy · rapport · connection · friendship · affinity · kinship · bonding · comprehension · recollection · remembrance