McHale

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish mac céile (“son of the companion”) or, alternatively, from Irish Mac Haol (“son of Haol”), a Gaelicized form of Howell.

Proper noun

McHale (plural McHales)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780:

     Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McHale is the 5444^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6391 individuals. McHale is most common among White (95.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McHale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.

Anagrams

• Lamech