indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English, Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Meaning & History
Apparently an altered form of Scottish McKinley or a reduced form of Irish Mcquinnelly, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coingheallaigh or Ó Coingheallaigh ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.