McEldowney
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Giolla Dhomhnaigh (“son of the lad of the Sunday”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).
Proper noun
McEldowney (plural McEldowneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McEldowney is the 24838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1002 individuals. McEldowney is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McEldowney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.