Carraher

== English == === Alternative forms === Caraher, Caraker, Carragher, Carreker, Carriger, Carriker, Corriher, Karriker === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearchair (“son of Fearchar”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) + car (“dear, beloved”). === Proper noun === Carraher (plural Carrahers) A surname from Irish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Carraher is the 28777th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 827 individuals. Carraher is most common among White (95.53%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carraher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.