MacBeth

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
5/30/2011, 5:41 PM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage Scottish

Meaning & History

Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.