The McAnally surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,136 people carried this name — #7,997 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,959 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McAnally surname

Variant of McNally.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McAnally» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

McAnally in American newspapers,
1898–1921.

Newspaper page from Jamestown Weekly Alert carrying the name McAnally
Jamestown Weekly Alert 1898-09-01
Newspaper page from The Newark Journal carrying the name McAnally
The Newark Journal 1921-09-29
Newspaper page from The Pascoag Herald And Burrillville News-gazette carrying the name McAnally
The Pascoag Herald And Burrillville News-gazette 1898-01-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,919 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McAnally in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

1,868 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McAnally. The most, 485, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,316
Queensland 349
Western Australia 69
Victoria 59
Tasmania 41
South Australia 24
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McAnally.

Who carried it

People named McAnally,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles McAnally
    Charles McAnally 1836–1905
  • Ray McAnally 1926–1989 · film actor
  • Robert McAnally 1882–1959 · conductor
  • Mary McAnally 1945–2016 · tennis player
  • David Russell McAnally 1847–1909 · educator

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McAnally,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States650 records

650 records of the McAnally name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 240
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 149
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 142
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 35
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harry E. McAnally

    Born 1917 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1943 at Phoenix, Arizona; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen McAnally

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Cultivator from Liverpool, aged 50; domestic. From Armagh, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James Raymond McAnally

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1938, died 1985; buried at Hopewell Cemetery, Gleason, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 650 records for McAnally in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia105 records

105 records of the McAnally name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 26
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 26
  • Tasmanian Names Index 18
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ellen McAnally

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mexborough, sailing from Dublin in 1841. Native of Fermanagh. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1848.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Margaret McAnally

    Died 1925 in Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1925.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary McAnally

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Merkara, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 105 records for McAnally in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the McAnally name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Susan McAnally

    Buried in 1960 at Killin Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 64.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael McAnally

    Buried in 1820 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 23.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William McAnally

    Died 2001, aged 80; buried at Snowdon Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 4 records for McAnally in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the McAnally name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hugh McAnally

    Died 1898, aged 55; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Patrick McAnally

    Buried in 1980 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 84.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Adelaide McAnally

    Died 1902, aged 56; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the McAnally name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Frederick Leo McAnally

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 1 of 2 records for McAnally in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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