McCool Family

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About the McCool surname

The surname McCool is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McCool belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-koul/ɛmsekul/

Most frequent given names among the McCool family

Men

  1. 1James58
  2. 2John24
  3. 3Charles17
  4. 4Thomas13
  5. 5Michael11

Women

  1. 1Mary27
  2. 2Margaret8
  3. 3Pauline8
  4. 4Bridget7
  5. 5Eleanor6
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The McCool name in our genealogy archives

686occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
15 91881 → 1901people enumerated
1838First mention of the name
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