McMonegle Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

McMonegle Surname Definition:

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

McMonegle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

McMonegle 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

McMonegle Last Name Facts

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

McMonegle occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McMonegle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname McMonegle is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McMonegle live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McMonegle is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States McMonegle is most numerous in: Ohio, where 100 percent reside. Beside The United States McMonegle exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

McMonegle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McMonegle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McMonegle surname contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McMonegle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McMonegle last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McMonegle last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

McMonegle earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 153.57% more than the national average, earning $109,411 USD per year.

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