MacKinley is a surname. It is an Anglicization of the
Gaelic language ''Mac an Léigh'' and varies from that Gaelic language surname's other Anglicization, McKinley, in that only the Gaelic language element ''Léigh'' and not, also, the Gaelic language patronymic forming prefix element ''Mac'' is anglicized by contraction. The MacKinley are a branch of the
MacDonlevy (dynasty) royals of
Gaelic Ireland
Gaelic Ireland ( ga, Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the early 17th century. It comprised the whole island before Anglo-Normans co ...
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[Rev. Patrick Woulfe, Priest of the Diocese of Limerick, Member of the Council, National Academy of Ireland, ''Irish Names and Surnames'', © 1967 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, in Irish and English, p. 355-356]
Notable people with the surname include:
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Ron MacKinley, Canadian politician
See also
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McKinley
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Finlayson (disambiguation)
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Finlay (disambiguation)
References
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Surnames of Ulster-Scottish origin
Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames
Irish medical families