Question: is fogarty an irish surname?
Answer: The name Fogarty in Ireland is derived from the native Irish Ó Fogaratigh Sept who were located in County Tipperary where the name is still very prevalent to this very day. ... This name, with variant spellings (O) Fogerty, Foggarty, Fogaty, Gogarty and Go(g)erty, is an Anglicized form of the old Irish "Ó Fogartaigh".