McElligott
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Uileagóid (“son of Uileagód”), a diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William.
Proper noun
editMcElligott (plural McElligotts)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McElligott is the 16519th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1739 individuals. McElligott is most common among White (95.0%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElligott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.