McElligott

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uileagóid (“son of Uileagód”), a diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William.

Proper noun

McElligott (plural McElligotts)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McElligott is the 16519^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1739 individuals. McElligott is most common among White (95.0%) individuals.

Further reading

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