How common is the surname McGonagle?

2,647 people in the United States had the surname McGonagle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,640 Americans. It ranked 11,821st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGonagle?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGonagle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McGonagle?

Richard McGonagle, American actor.

Where is the surname McGonagle most common?

Wikidata records people named McGonagle in the United States.

Is the surname McGonagle getting more or less common?

More common. 2,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,647 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname McGonagle

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,647 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGonagle is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

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

McGonagle is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,647 people named McGonagle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,640 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,024.

#11,821

rank among US surnames

2,647

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+30.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,731)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,815	Inglis	2,649	116,552
#11,818	Nalls	2,648	116,596
#11,821	Glasper	2,647	116,640
#11,829	Rollo	2,646	116,684

Who is named McGonagle

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named McGonagle identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGonagles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard McGonagle
American actor, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGonagle

McGonagle has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

Questions

Where does the surname McGonagle come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Conghail (“son of Conghal”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + gal (“valor”).
How common is the surname McGonagle?: 2,647 people in the United States had the surname McGonagle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,640 Americans. It ranked 11,821st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGonagle?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGonagle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McGonagle?: Richard McGonagle, American actor.
Where is the surname McGonagle most common?: Wikidata records people named McGonagle in the United States.
What type of surname is McGonagle?: McGonagle is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McGonagle getting more or less common?: More common. 2,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,647 in 2010, up 31%.