# McGlinchey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcglinchey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 949 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,902 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 325,338 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (854 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Loingsigh (“son of Loingseach”), a given name meaning "mariner" or "sea-rover".

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGlinchey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGlinchey in the United States.

## People named McGlinchey

- Mike McGlinchey, American football player (born 1995)

## Similar surnames

McLain, McLane, McGlynn, McElhaney, McGlone, McLin, McCluney, McElhinney, McClain, McLean, McWilliams, McCollum.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.