Explore the Family Name Mcmonagle

The meaning of Mcmonagle

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Maonghaile, a patronymic from the personal name Maonghal, composed of the elements maoin ‘wealth’ + gal ‘valor’. In this form the consonant cluster -ngh- has been ‘delenited’. Compare Manley 4, which is based on an earlier form of the genitive. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Cahal.

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How common is the last name Mcmonagle in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mcmonagle has seen a steady increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The surname was ranked 21,493rd in 2000 and improved to 21,204th in 2010, a change of 1.34%. This growth is reflected in the count of individuals bearing this name, which rose from 1133 in 2000 to 1238 in 2010, marking an increase of 9.27%. However, the proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per 100,000 residents has remained constant at 0.42 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,493	#21,204	1.34%
Count	1,133	1,238	9.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.42	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcmonagle

The ethnic identity associated with the Mcmonagle surname has also shown minor changes as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the vast majority of those with this surname identified as white (97.88%). By 2010, this percentage dropped slightly to 97.09%, indicating a minimal change of -0.81%. In contrast, the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or two or more races increased from 0% and 0.53% respectively in 2000 to 0.65% and 0.97% in 2010. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity remained unchanged at 0.97%, while no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.88%	97.09%	-0.81%
Two or More Races	0.53%	0.97%	83.02%
Hispanic	0.97%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.65%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%