Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Manx Other Forms FormsMacPaayl, McPaayl, MacPhaayl Meaning & History Means "son of Paayl" in Manx Gaelic, Paayl being the Manx form of Paul.This was sometimes anglicized as Quayle. It is also a cognate of Irish Mac Phóil and Scottish Mac Phàil (see Mcfall).