MacMonigal Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

MacMonigal Surname Definition:

The MacMonigles are numerous in Co. Donegal and in the city of Derry and those found elsewhere have their origin there. The name is also spelt MacMonigle, MacMonegal and MacMonigal. There are several in the Co. Donegal hearth money rolls of 1665 (one appearing, presumably by error, as O'Monigal).

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MacMonigal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126

MacMonigal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The MacMonigles are numerous in Co. Donegal and in the city of Derry and those found elsewhere have their origin there. The name is also spelt MacMonigle, MacMonegal and MacMonigal. There are several in the Co. Donegal hearth money rolls of 1665 (one appearing, presumably by error, as O'Monigal). Crone considered Alexander MacMonagle (1848-1919) “the doyen of Ulster journalists”

worthy of a place in his Dictionary of Irish Biography.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

MacMonigal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacMonigal Come From? nationality or country of origin

MacMonigal is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of MacMonigal.

How Common Is The Last Name MacMonigal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of MacMonigal reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States MacMonigal is primarily found in: Florida, where 78 percent live and Ohio, where 22 percent live.

MacMonigal Last Name Statistics demography

MacMonigal earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

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