The mckinlay Surname

mckinlay Name Meaning and History

Scottish: variant spelling of McKinley.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The mckinlay name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the mckinlay family name as far back in history as possible.

mckinlay Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of mckinlay Families in the US in 1920

Number of mckinlay families

7-12

3-6

1-2

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Threads: 55 - Messages: 88

Thread	Author	Replies
Hugh McKinlay	modestine1	0
Edward Mckinlay or Mckinley	GPaton	2
McKinlay	ianmck1963	0
William McKinlay or McKinley	shartley194	0
James McKINLAY, Elgin, Aberdeen.1800s	Alison CORRIGALL	2
McKinlay	Gordon Mckinlay	5
George McKinlay/Sarah Devlin	nilved	1
Robert McKinlay Greenock, Scotland	drifter497	0
A New Board Administrator for McKinlay	Peter_McCrae	0
James McKinlay - Campsie, Scotland	dianetodd11	0

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