Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Meaning & History
Deriving from an Anglicization of a Gaelic name variously recorded as M'Ilandick, M'Illandag, M'Illandick, M'Lentick, McGellentak, Macilluntud, McClintoun, Mac Illiuntaig from the 14th century onward. The name is found mostly in Counties Donegal.