McNally

English

Alternative forms

• MacNally, MacAnally, McAnally, McAnelly, Nally

Etymology

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

McNally (plural McNallys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNally is the 2268^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16039 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNally”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.