MacKinley

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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.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ 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

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