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Re: McAloon Family in 1861 Census - Old Monkland areas -
« Reply #18 on: Monday 21 March 22 21:10 GMT (UK) »
Regarding McAloon being recorded as Monday in the census, here's a possible explanation.  In his book The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght writes that this could result from mistranslation of the Irish name: 

"Mac Giolla Eoin could become Monday instead of MacAloon from the supposed similarity of the sound
of the latter part of the name to Luain the Irish word for Monday."