Irish (Donegal) and Scottish (Glasgow): Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Conghail, a patronymic from the personal name
Conghal, composed of Celtic elements meaning ‘hound’ + ‘valor’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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