McElhinney
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”).
Proper noun
McElhinney (plural McElhinneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McElhinney is the 24446th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1024 individuals. McElhinney is most common among White (97.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McElhinney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.