McGuire is a surname of Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 origin, from the Gaelic "Mag Uidhir". The name means "son of Odhar" Some historical background indicates the name Mag Uidhir, Maguire or McGuire stems from the Magi of Éire who were the priests of ancient Ireland. The name is most often associated with County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh

Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....

. The McGuire Royal Family (Maguidhirs) lived in the McGuire (Maguidhir) castle in Enniskillen

Enniskillen

Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...

. The origins of the island town of Enniskillen go back to prehistory when this short nexus was the main highway between Ulster and Connaught. Enniskillen Castle was the medieval seat of the McGuire (Maguidhir), chieftains of Fermanagh, who policed the lough with a private navy of 1,500 boats. Nearby is Maguiresbridge

Maguiresbridge

Maguiresbridge is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after the bridge over the Colebrooke River, first built by the local Maguire family about 1760. The village is 8 miles from Enniskillen and 3 miles from Lisnaskea....

. At the castle, the King heard wind of a large army that had been sent to attack. Fearing the loss of all his clan, he sent half of his people to the northwest of Scotland, who adopted the surname of MacQuarrie.

List of persons with the surname

• Al McGuire
  Al McGuire
  Al McGuire was the head coach of the Marquette University men's basketball team from 1964 to 1977. He compiled impressive numbers throughout his coaching career, resulting in his induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, and was also well known for his colorful personality.-Early life:He...
  
   (1928–2001), American college basketball coach
• Anne McGuire
  Anne McGuire
  Anne Catherine McGuire is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stirling since 1997.-Early life:...
  
   (born 1949), Scottish politician; MP for Stirling
• Annie McGuire
  Annie McGuire
  Annie McGuire is a Scottish reporter and presenter on BBC Scotland programmes including football phone-in show 'Your Call' and Sportsound. Occasionally links Radio Scotland's New Music Zone and T in the Park coverage and stood in for presenter Vic Galloway. She also wrote occasionally for the...
  
  , Scottish broadcaster and talk-show presenter
• Barry McGuire
  Barry McGuire
  Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for the hit song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music.-Early life:...
  
   (born 1935), American singer and songwriter
• Betty McGuire
  Betty McGuire
  Betty McGuire is an American television and film actor. She has appeared in such TV show as ER, CSI: Miami, Murder One, Murphy Brown, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Growing Pains, Falcon Crest, Hill Street Blues and films such as Wishmaster , The Incredible Shrinking Woman and Up in Smoke .- External...
  
  , American television and film actress
• Bill McGuire (volcanologist), English professor of volcanology
• Billy and Benny McGuire, Guinness World Record holders for "World's Heaviest Twins"
• Bob McGuire, pseudonym of American author Bob Mayer
  Bob Mayer
  Robert "Bob" Mayer is an author, writing instructor, and former Green Beret. He has written over 30 titles under his name and his four pen names . Mayer has applied the principles from his training in the special forces to his career as a writer and as a writing instructor...
  
  
• Brenndan McGuire, Canadian musician and record producer
• Brian McGuire
  Brian McGuire
  Brian McGuire was a racing driver and constructor from Australia.-Racing career:...
  
   (1945–1977), Australian racecar driver
• Bruce McGuire
  Bruce McGuire
  Bruce McGuire is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership for the Balmain Tigers and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs...
  
   (dates unknown), Australian rugby league player
• Carson McGuire (b.1973), American Artist and descendant of Christopher "Kitt" Carson
• Casey McGuire
  Casey McGuire
  Casey McGuire is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Les Catalans club of the European Super League competition. A Queensland State of Origin representative utility back, he previously played in the NRL for the Brisbane Broncos with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership...
  
   (born 1980), Australian rugby league player
• Danica McGuire (born 1991), American biologist
• Danny McGuire
  Danny McGuire
  Danny McGuire is an English professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. His preferred position is at /. He has played his entire career to date with the Rhinos, having come through the club's Academy....
  
  , English rugby league player
• Dave McGuire, founded the McGuire Programme
  McGuire Programme
  The McGuire Programme is a treatment programme run by stammerers which involves the use of costal breathing to control the condition. It was founded in 1994 by Dave McGuire, himself a person who stammers...
  
   for recovering stammerers in 1994
• Deacon McGuire
  Deacon McGuire
  James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire was a catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who spent over a quarter of a century playing professional baseball in a much-traveled career which saw him set several records for durability...
  
   (1863–1936), American professional baseball player, manager, and coach
• Dick McGuire
  Dick McGuire
  Richard Joseph "Dick" McGuire was an American professional basketball player and coach.One of the premier guards of the 1950s, McGuire spent eleven seasons in the NBA , eight with the New York Knicks and three with the Detroit Pistons...
  
   (1926–2010), American professional basketball player and coach
• Dorothy McGuire
  Dorothy McGuire
  Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress.-Career:Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she began her acting career on the stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse...
  
   (1916–2001), American actress
• Eddie McGuire
  Eddie McGuire
  Edward Joseph "Eddie" McGuire AM is an Australian television presenter and businessman known for his long association with Australian rules football and the Channel 9 television network....
  
   (born 1964), Australian television journalist, sportscaster, and game show host
• Edith McGuire
  Edith McGuire
  Edith Marie McGuire , later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter.Born in Atlanta, McGuire ran for Tennessee State University...
  
   (born 1944), American Olympic athlete in sprinting events in the 1964 Olympics
• Edward McGuire (composer)
  Edward McGuire (composer)
  Edward McGuire is a Scottish composer.He studied composition with James Iliff at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1966 to 1970 and then with Ingvar Lidholm in Stockholm in 1971....
  
   (born 1948), Scottish composer
• Frank McGuire
  Frank McGuire
  Frank Joseph McGuire was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball....
  
   (1916–1994), American college basketball coach
• Fred Henry McGuire
  Fred Henry McGuire
  Fred Henry McGuire was a Hospital Apprentice in the United States Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Philippine-American War....
  
  , American Medal of Honor recipient
• Gary McGuire
  Gary McGuire
  James Gary McGuire is an English former association football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Torquay United. He was born in Campsall, in the parish of Norton, Doncaster, Yorkshire....
  
   (born 1938), English professional football player
• Hunter McGuire
  Hunter McGuire
  Hunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. was a physician, teacher, and orator. He started several schools and hospitals which later became part of the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. His statue sits prominently on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol...
  
   (1835–1900), American physician, teacher, and orator
• Kathryn McGuire
  Kathryn McGuire
  Kathryn McGuire was an American silent-film actress and dancer.-Early life:Born in Peoria, Illinois, she was said to be recognized by critics and fans alike as one of the rising stars in film...
  
   (1903–1978), American silent film actress and dancer
• James McGuire (VC)
  James McGuire (VC)
  James McGuire VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. The V.C...
  
   (1827–1862), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James Kennedy McGuire
  James Kennedy McGuire
  James Kennedy McGuire, was the Mayor of Syracuse, New York from 1895 to 1902. He was a member of Tammany Hall.-Biography:...
  
   (1868–1923), American politician; mayor of Syracuse, New York
• Joe McGuire
  Joe McGuire
  Joseph Blair "Joe" McGuire, PC, MP is a retired Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament representing the Liberals in the House of Commons for the riding of Egmont in Prince Edward Island. He was first elected in 1988, and re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, and the recent 2006 election...
  
   (born 1944), Canadian politician; MP from Prince Edward Island
• John McGuire
  John McGuire
  John McGuire was a film actor of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. In many of his early films he was a leading man, however later in his career he was forced to play bit parts...
  
   (1910–1980), Irish actor
• John J. McGuire
  John J. McGuire
  John Joseph McGuire was an American author of science fiction.He usually wrote with H. Beam Piper.-Shorts:* "Hunter Patrol"...
  
   (1917–1981), American author of science fiction
• Maeve McGuire
  Maeve McGuire
  Maeve McGuire is an American actress, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake" on the soap opera The Edge of Night, which she played from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1977...
  
   (born 1937), American soap opera actress
• Maureen McGuire (born 1962) Scottish born chief marketing officer of Bloomberg
• The McGuire Sisters
  The McGuire Sisters
  The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire , Dorothy McGuire , and Phyllis McGuire...
  
   (Christine, Dorothy, Phyllis), American singers (biological sisters)
• Michael McGuire
  Michael McGuire
  Michael Thomas Francis McGuire is a British Labour Party politician.McGuire was a branch secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers. McGuire was Member of Parliament for Ince from 1964 to 1983, and for Makerfield from 1983 to 1987 when he retired...
  
   (born 1926), Former British Labour Party politician; MP for Ince and Makerfield

Michael McGuire (born 1971), Australian journalist with News Ltd newspapers

• Michael McGuire (actor), American actor
• Molly McGuire
  Molly McGuire
  Molly McGuire is a singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California. She is a multi-instrumentalist, but primarily sings and plays bass when performing live.Originally from Canada, McGuire was a visual artist before becoming a musician....
  
  , Canadian-American singer and songwriter
• Patrick McGuire
  Patrick McGuire
  Patrick McGuire is a professional footballer playing for Wakefield. Born in Baildon, Patrick signed with Bradford City F.C...
  
   (born 1987), English professional football player
• Patti McGuire (born 1951), American model; Playboy Playmate of the Year 1977
• Paul McGuire
  Paul McGuire
  Paul McGuire is a host on Canada's CMT network.-Biography:He was brought up in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada where he attended York University.Since 1994, He worked on YTV's live events, and later switched to CMT....
  
  , Canadian entertainer, game show host, and producer
• Paul McGuire (radio host)
  Paul McGuire (radio host)
  Paul McGuire radio talk show host, author, feature film producer and television commentator. Paul McGuire is host of the syndicated McGuire Report. Paul McGuire hosted the nationally syndicated Paul McGuire Show for 10 years. Paul McGuire is frequent guest on the Fox News Network and CNN...
  
  , American radio host, author, and columnist
• Peter J. McGuire
  Peter J. McGuire
  Peter J. McGuire was an American labor leader of the nineteenth century, the founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and one of the leading figures in the first three decades of the American Federation of Labor...
  
   (1852–1906), American labor leader; important figure in the AFL
• Phil McGuire
  Phil McGuire
  Philip McGuire is a Scottish professional footballer, that currently plays for Junior side Lochee United.-Aberdeen:Philip McGuire, central defender or midfielder, started his career with Aberdeen where he made over 200 appearances, scoring 15 goals. He joined Aberdeen in 1996 and came through the...
  
   (born 1980), Scottish professional football player
• Pierre McGuire
  Pierre McGuire
  Pierre McGuire , is an ice hockey analyst for National Hockey League broadcasts on NBC and Versus in the United States. Until 2011, he was a prominent hockey analyst on The Sports Network in Canada. Previously, he was a player, coach, and scout.-Hockey career:McGuire won two Stanley Cups as a scout...
  
   (born 1961), American ice hockey analyst and sports commentator
• Thomas McGuire
  Thomas McGuire
  Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. was the second highest scoring American ace during World War II, whose memory was preserved by the naming of McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County, New Jersey.-Early years:...
  
   (1920–1945), American WWII flying ace; eponym of McGuire AFB
• Tommy McGuire, Irish Gaelic football player
• Victor McGuire
  Victor McGuire
  Victor McGuire is an English actor perhaps best known for playing Jack in series 1–3 of Carla Lane's Bread as well as Ron Wheatcroft in Goodnight Sweetheart, and Sean Hughes' neighbour Tony in Sean's Show .McGuire appeared as Gary, of the pair of "scouser thieves", in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and...
  
  , English actor
• William Anthony McGuire
  William Anthony McGuire
  William Anthony McGuire was a playwright, theatre director, and producer and an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter. He won an Oscar for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld....
  
  , Academy Award winning American screenwriter and dramatist
• William W. McGuire
  William W. McGuire
  William "Bill" McGuire, M.D. is an American pulmonologist, lepidopterist, philanthropist, and healthcare executive, best known for his tenure as chairman and chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group from 1991 until his resignation in 2006....
  
  , American physician; former CEO of UnitedHealth Group

Fictional people

• Edward McGuire (economist), persona of Australian comedian Charles Firth
• Father Dougal McGuire, character in the television series Father Ted
• Lizzie McGuire
  Lizzie McGuire
  Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
  
  , title character of the TV series