# McGonagle (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,647 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,821 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 116,640 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (2,024 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Conghail (“son of Conghal”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + gal (“valor”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGonagle 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) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGonagle in the United States.

## People named McGonagle

- Richard McGonagle, American actor

## Similar surnames

McGonigal, McGonigle, McKenzie, McKnight, McGinnis, Mackenzie, Magnuson, McInnis, McMichael, McMaster, Messenger, Mickens.

## 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.