McGonagle
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Conghail (“son of Conghal”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + gal (“valor”).
Proper noun edit
McGonagle (plural McGonagles)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGonagle is the 11821st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2647 individuals. McGonagle is most common among White (95.73%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGonagle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.