McGinley
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnghaile (“son of Fionnghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair”) + gal (“valor”).
Proper noun
editMcGinley (plural McGinleys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGinley is the 5112th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6851 individuals. McGinley is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGinley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.