McNally
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (“poor man”).
Proper noun edit
McNally (plural McNallys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McNally is the 2268th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16039 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNally”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.