Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cobhthaigh
‘descendant of Cobhthach’, a byname meaning ‘victorious’.Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cathbhadha ‘descendant of
Cathbhadh’ (‘battle tent’), Ó Cathbhuadhaigh
‘descendant of Cathbhuadhach’ (‘battle victorious’), or Ó
Cathmhogha ‘descendant of Cathmhugh’, a byname meaning
‘battle slave’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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