MacGinley Surname History

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Ireland

Etymology of MacGinley

What does the name MacGinley mean?

The MacGinley surname comes from the Irish Gaelic "Mag Fhionnghaile," which means "son of the fair hero."

Early Origins of the MacGinley family

The surname MacGinley was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where MacGinley families had long been found in Drumholm. There is a record in the Genealogical Office in Dublin of a grant of land to Andrew Ginley of Ratoath, County Meath in 1636.

Early History of the MacGinley family

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MacGinley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacGinley, McGinley, McGinly, MacGinly, Ginnell, MacGinnelley and many more.

Early Notables of the MacGinley family

MacGinley of Drumholm, County Donegal

MacGinley migration to the United States +

MacGinley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Corn MacGinley, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 1

Contemporary Notables of the name MacGinley (post 1700) +

Peader MacGinley (1857-1940), Irish writer and protagonist of the Irish language, president of the Gaelic League (1923-25)

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)