McEldowney
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Giolla Dhomhnaigh (“son of the lad of the Sunday”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).
Proper noun edit
McEldowney (plural McEldowneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McEldowney is the 24838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1002 individuals. McEldowney is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McEldowney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.