McGale Family

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About the McGale surname

The surname McGale 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 McGale belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-gal/ɛmseɡal/

Most frequent given names among the McGale family

Men

  1. 1Bernard19
  2. 2James12
  3. 3Lawrence12
  4. 4Patrick11
  5. 5Michael8

Women

  1. 1Catherine7
  2. 2Mary7
  3. 3Bridget5
  4. 4Ellen4
  5. 5Laurence4
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The McGale name in our genealogy archives

231occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
10 151881 → 1901people enumerated
1819First mention of the name
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