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    The surname McHale

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 6,391 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M240

    McHale: #5,444 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McHale #5,444, 6,391 people McHale: #5,444 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McHale #5,444, 6,391 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McHale is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,391 people named McHale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,309 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,267.

    #5,444
    rank among US surnames
    6,391
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,139)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,435Albanese6,40748,189
    #5,436Delapaz6,40448,211
    #5,437Aguero6,40248,226
    #5,438Haynie6,40048,241
    #5,441Fairley6,39848,257
    #5,442Rawson6,39548,279
    #5,443Quirk6,39248,302

    Who is named McHale

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

    96% of people named McHale identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McHales

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joel McHale
      American actor and comedian, born 1971
    • Kevin McHale
      American basketball player (born 1957)
    • Christina McHale
      American female tennis player, born 1992
    • Kevin McHale
      American actor and singer, born 1988

    Notable McHales come mostly from the United States (3) and Italy (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McHale

    McHale has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McHale come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish mac céile (“son of the companion”) or, alternatively, from Irish Mac Haol (“son of Haol”), a Gaelicized form of Howell.
    How common is the surname McHale?
    6,391 people in the United States had the surname McHale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,309 Americans. It ranked 5,444th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McHale?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McHale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named McHale?
    Joel McHale, American actor and comedian, followed by Kevin McHale.
    Where is the surname McHale most common?
    Wikidata records people named McHale in the United States and Italy.
    What type of surname is McHale?
    McHale is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McHale getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,391 in 2010, up 2.0%.