McGonagle

English

Alternative forms

• McGonagall, McGonigal, McGonigle, McGonnigal

Etymology

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

McGonagle (plural McGonagles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGonagle is the 11821^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2647 individuals. McGonagle is most common among White (95.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGonagle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.