Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the surname McNab

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McNab

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Surname MCNAB

SOURCE: Occupation

USAGE: Irish, Scottish

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aba meaning "son of the abbot".

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VARIANTS: Mac an Aba, McNabb (Irish), Mac an Aba, McNabb (Scottish)