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[Facts] MY LAST NAME
I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT THE MEANING OF MY LAST NAME.IT IS MCCLELLAN,OF SCOTCH/IRISH DESCENT.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FIND OUT THE MEANING OF MY HUSBANDS LAST NAME.IT IS CRISPIN.I DO NOT KNOW WHAT DESCENT IT IS. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP
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McClellanMcClellan: "Son of the devotee of St. Imchad" (Gaelic).Also found MacLellan, which might be related: MacIllFhaolain, Clann 'IcIllFhaolain. "Son of the servant of St. Fillan"; a quite numerous family in Galloway in the 14th C. Some Maclellan's of Perthshire claim to be a branch of Clan MacNab. Maclellan.
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Crispin <-- Click the hyperlink.Sorry, I don't know about the surname McClellan.Miranda
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MY LAST NAME IS OBERDORFER AND NO OTHER SITE HAS ANY INFO ON IT SO WHERE DID MY ANCESTORS COME FROM? ALSO MY MOTHERS MAIDEN NamE IS KARDOS AND I FOUND SOME HISTORY.
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Oberdorfer sounds German to me...
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