McPhail
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".
Proper noun
McPhail (plural McPhails)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McPhail is the 6381st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5333 individuals. McPhail is most common among White (78.74%) and Black/African American (15.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McPhail”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.