McKinley (name)


McKinley, MacKinley or Mackinlay is a Scottish and Irish surname historically associated with northwestern Ireland's County Donegal, the over-kingdom of Ulaid in northeastern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.
One derivation given is that the McKinley are of the ancient Ulaid race and are a branch of its "Red Branch" MacDunleavy royal house of the Dal Fiatach which dominated the kingship of the over-kingdom of Ulaid. Etymology for the origins of the surname proposes that the Anglicized surname McKinley, like the surname MacNulty, arose originally from a Gaelic nickname given the deposed MacDunleavy dynasty royals while exiled in Tirconnell and elsewhere. Being, also, one of Ireland's ancient hereditary medical families, the MacDunleavy were in Tirconnell accorded the high Gaelic status of "ollahm leighis" or the official physicians to the O'Donnell clan in County Donegal and practiced as physicians while exiled in Argyll, Scotland. The nickname was Mac an Leigh. Per this scenario the Gaelic language patronymic forming prefix "Mac" is joined to the Gaelic language "Léigh" meaning leech, but denoting a physician. Leeching having been for millennia, in Gaelic Ireland and elsewhere, a commonly employed medical practice.
Otherwise, the name is said to be of Scottish origin, meaning 'son of Finlay'.

Notable people with the surname "McKinley" include

A

  • Ada S. McKinley, American educator
  • Alvin McKinley, American football player
  • Andrew McKinley, American musician
  • Ashley Chadbourne McKinley, American photographer

    B

  • Ben McKinley, Australian rules footballer
  • Bill McKinley, American baseball umpire
  • Bill McKinley , Australian rules footballer
  • Brunson McKinley, American diplomat

    C

  • Carl McKinley, American composer
  • Cedric McKinley, American football player
  • Charles McKinley, English footballer
  • Charlie McKinley, Australian rules footballer
  • Chuck McKinley, American tennis player
  • Craig McKinley, multiple people

    D

  • David McKinley, American politician
  • Dennis McKinley, American football player
  • Dominic McKinley, Irish sportsperson

    E

  • Ernest McKinley, Bishop, Academic
  • Elizabeth McKinley, New Zealand academic
  • Elliott Miles McKinley, American composer
  • Emma McKinley, Irish bank manager

    G

  • Galen McKinley, American professor
  • Gareth H. McKinley, American professor
  • George E. McKinley, American politician

    I

  • Ian McKinley, Irish-Italian rugby union footballer
  • Ida Saxton McKinley, American social figure
  • Ivan McKinley, South African soccer player

    J

  • James McKinley, multiple people
  • Javon McKinley, American football player
  • J. C. McKinley, American neurologist
  • J. Edward McKinley, American actor
  • Jennifer McKinley, Northern Irish scientist
  • Jesse McKinley, American journalist
  • Joanne McKinley, Irish cricketer
  • John McKinley, American politician
  • John C. McKinley, American politician and lawyer
  • Joseph H. McKinley Jr., American judge
  • Joss McKinley, British photographer
  • J. W. McKinley, American politician

    K

  • Kathryn S. McKinley, American computer scientist
  • Kelly McKinley, Canadian-American museum curator
  • Kenny McKinley, American football player
  • Kent S. McKinley, American politician

    L

  • Larry McKinley, American music promoter
  • L. C. McKinley, American guitarist
  • Lee McKinley, American politician

    M

  • Mairead McKinley, Northern Irish actress
  • Michael McKinley, American diplomat

    P

  • Paul McKinley, American politician
  • Peter McKinley, American politician

    R

  • Ray McKinley, American musician
  • Richard McKinley, American politician
  • Robert McKinley, multiple people
  • Robin McKinley, American author
  • Rodney J. McKinley, American air force officer
  • Ruth Gowdy McKinley, American-Canadian artist
  • Richard Malone McKinley, Professional Boat Racer

    T

  • Takkarist McKinley, American football player
  • Tamara McKinley, British-Australian author
  • Therese McKinley, American baseball player
  • Thomas McKinley, Australian politician

    V

  • Vern McKinley, American political advisor
  • Verone McKinley III, American football player
  • Virgil McKinley, American football coach

    W

  • Wes McKinley, American politician
  • William McKinley, multiple people

    Notable people with the given name "McKinley" include

  • McKinley Bailey, American politician
  • McKinley Belcher III, American actor
  • McKinley Blackburn, American economist
  • McKinley Boston, American academic administrator
  • McKinley Boykin, American football player
  • McKinley Brewer, American baseball player
  • McKinley Burnett, American lawyer
  • McKinley Crone, American professional soccer player
  • McKinley Dixon, American musician
  • McKinley Freeman, American actor
  • McKinley Hunt, Canadian rugby union footballer
  • McKinley Mitchell, American singer
  • McKinley Moore, American baseball player
  • McKinley L. Price, American politician
  • McKinley Singleton, American basketball player
  • McKinley Tennyson, American soccer player
  • McKinley Thompson Jr., American automotive designer
  • McKinley Washington Jr., American politician
  • McKinley Wright IV, American basketball player

    Fictional characters

  • Dash McKinley, a character on the Australian television series Blue Heelers
  • Ian McKinley, a character from the third installment of the film series Final Destination
  • Protagonist in the 1975 Soviet film The Flight of Mr. McKinley
  • Beetroot McKinley, a character in the Arnold Schwarzenegger/Danny Devito film "Twins".
  • Starbase McKinley, a location in the Star Trek universe.