McGinley

English

Alternative forms

• McGinly

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnghaile (“son of Fionnghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair”) + gal (“valor”).

Proper noun

McGinley (plural McGinleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGinley is the 5112^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6851 individuals. McGinley is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGinley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.