McElhinney

English

Alternative forms

• McClenny, McElhaney, McElheney, McElhenny, McElheny, McElhiney, McElhinny, McIlhenny

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”).

Proper noun

McElhinney (plural McElhinneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElhinney is the 24446^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1024 individuals. McElhinney is most common among White (97.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElhinney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.