McMonagal Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McMonagal Surname Definition:

MACMUNAGLE, Macmenigall: From Irish MacMaongail, 'son of Maonghal, ' an old Donegal surname.

McMonagal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

McMonagal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACMUNAGLE, Macmenigall: From Irish MacMaongail, 'son of Maonghal, ' an old Donegal surname.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

McMonagal Last Name Facts

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

The surname McMonagal is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McMonagal? popularity and diffusion

McMonagal is the 14,316,765th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McMonagal are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McMonagal is mostly found in: Illinois, where 100 percent are found.

McMonagal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McMonagal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McMonagal surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McMonagal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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