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MacAlastair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McAlister.

MacAmhalghaidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCauley.

Mac an Aba Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McNab.

Mac an Baird Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac an Bhaird (see Ward 2).

Mac an Fhilidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeilly.

Mac an Fleisdeir Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Lister.

Mac an Ghoill Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McGill.

MacAngus Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

Mac an Tòisich Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McIntosh.

Mac an tSagairt Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Taggart.

Mac an tSaoir Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McIntyre.

MacAoidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Aodha.

MacAonghais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacInnes.

Macaulay Scottish, Irish
Variant of McCauley.

Macauley Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCauley.

MacBay Scottish
Variant of MacBeth.

MacBeth Scottish
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.

MacCàba Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCabe.

MacCailein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cailean" in Gaelic.

MacCallion Scottish
Anglicized form of MacCailein.

MacCallum Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacColuim meaning "son of Columba".

MacChruim Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Crum", where Crum is a Gaelic byname meaning "bent".

MacCionaodha Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKenna.

MacClellan Irish, Scottish
Variant of McClelland.

MacClelland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McClelland.

MacCoinnich Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacKenzie.

MacColuim Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacCallum.

MacConnell Scottish, Irish
Variant of McConnell.

MacCormaic Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCormick.

MacCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

MacCrumb Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

Mac Cú Uladh Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McCullough.

MacDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

MacDhòmhnaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDonald.

MacDhubhghaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDougall.

MacDhubhshìth Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Dhuibhshíthe.

Mac Dhuibh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Dubh", where the byname Dubh means "dark".

MacDonald Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Donald". It originates from the Highland clan Donald.

MacDougall Scottish
Means "son of Dougal" in Gaelic.

MacDuff Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh.

Mac Eachairn Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Eacharn", where the given name Eacharn is from the Old Irish name Echthigern.

MacEachern Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn.

MacEalair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKellar.

MacEanruig Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKendrick.

MacEntire Scottish
Variant of MacIntyre.

MacEòghainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Eoghain.

MacFarland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

MacFarlane Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

MacFhionnlaigh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Fionnlagh" in Scottish Gaelic.

MacGillEain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLean.

MacGilleChrìosd Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Gilchrist.

MacGilleFhaolain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McClelland.

MacGilleMhoire Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Gilmore.

MacGobhainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Ghabhann.

MacGowan Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.

MacGregor Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGriogair meaning "son of Gregor". It originates from the Highland clan Gregor. A famous bearer was the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734).

MacGriogair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacGregor.

MacGrory Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

MacInnes Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghais meaning "son of Aonghas".

MacIntosh Scottish
Variant of McIntosh.

MacIntyre Scottish
Variant of McIntyre.

MacIomhair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McIver.

MacIver Scottish
Variant of McIver.

Mack 1 Scottish, Irish
Shortened form of various Irish and Scottish surnames beginning with Mac or Mc (from Irish mac meaning "son").

Mack 2 Scottish, English
From the given name Mack 2.

MacKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacKenny Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacKenzie Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacCoinnich meaning "son of Coinneach". It originates from the Kintail area of Scotland on the northwest coast.

Mackintosh Scottish
Variant of McIntosh.

MacLachlainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLaughlin.

MacLean Scottish
Variant of McLean.

MacLeod Scottish
Variant of McLeod.

MacLeòid Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLeod.

MacMhaoilein Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McMillan.

MacMillan Scottish
Variant of McMillan.

MacNeachdainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Neachtain.

MacNeil Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

MacNèill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeil.

MacNiven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

MacPhàrlain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McFarlane.

MacQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.

MacRae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

MacRuaraidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCrory.

Mac Shuibhne Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Mac Suibhne.

MacTàmhais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McTavish.

MacThaoig Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCaig.

MacWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.

Magee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Mag Raith Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McRae.

Masson 1 French, Scottish
Variant of Mason.

Matheson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".

Mathieson Scottish
Variant of Matheson.

Maxwell Scottish
From a place name meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". A famous bearer was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.

McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.

McAfee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McAlister Scottish, Irish
From Scottish Gaelic MacAlastair or Irish Gaelic Mac Alastair meaning "son of Alistair".

McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.

McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).

McCaig Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacThaoig meaning "son of Tadhg".

McCallum Scottish
Variant form of MacCallum.

McCauley Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh or Mac Amhalghadha meaning "son of Amhalghaidh". The given name Amhalghaidh, from Old Irish Amalgaid, is of uncertain meaning.

McClain Scottish
Variant of McLain.

McClellan Irish, Scottish
Variant of McClelland.

McClelland Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin meaning "son of the servant of Faolán".

McConnell Scottish, Irish
Derived from Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill (see MacDonald).

McCormick Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Cormaic meaning "son of Cormac".

McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

McCracken Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Reachtain, Ulster Irish variant of Mac Neachtain.

McCrae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

McCreery Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

McCrory Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí meaning "son of Ruaidhrí".

McCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

McCulloch Scottish
Scottish form of McCullough.

McDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDonald Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDougall Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

McDowell Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

McEachern Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn.

McEwan Scottish
Anglicized form of MacEòghainn.

McFarland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

McFarlane Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain meaning "son of Parthalán".

McFee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McGee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

McGill Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill meaning "son of the foreigner", derived from gall "foreigner".

McGowan Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.

McGregor Scottish
Variant of MacGregor.

McInnes Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

McIntosh Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisich meaning "son of the chief".

McIntyre Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir meaning "son of the carpenter".

McIver Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIomhair meaning "son of Íomhar".

McKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

McKee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

McKellar Scottish
From Gaelic MacEalair meaning "son of Ealar".

McKendrick Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacEanruig meaning "son of Eanraig".

McKenna Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh".

McKenzie Scottish
Variant of MacKenzie.

McKinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh. This name was borne by the American president William McKinley (1843-1901), who was assassinated.

McKinney Irish, Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

McLachlan Scottish
Variant of McLaughlin.

McLain Scottish
Variant of McLean.

McLaughlan Scottish
Variant of McLaughlin.

McLaughlin Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacLachlainn meaning "son of Lachlann".

McLean Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGillEathain or MacGillEain meaning "son of the servant of Eòin".

McLeod Scottish
From Gaelic MacLeòid meaning "son of Leod", a given name derived from Old Norse ljótr "ugly".

McMillan Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacMhaoilein meaning "son of Maolan", itself meaning "devotee, servant, tonsured one".

McNab Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aba meaning "son of the abbot".

McNabb Irish, Scottish
Variant of McNab.

McNaughton Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain.

McNeal Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

McNeil Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacNèill meaning "son of Niall".

McNeill Scottish, Irish
Variant of McNeil.

McNeilly Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet".

McNiel Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

McPhee Scottish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.

McRae Scottish
From Gaelic Mag Raith meaning "son of Rath", a given name meaning "prosperity" or "grace".

McReynolds Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Reynold" in Gaelic.

McTaggart Scottish
Variant of Taggart.

McTavish Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacTàmhais meaning "son of Tàmhas".

McWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.

Melville Scottish
From the place name Malleville meaning "bad town" in Norman French.

Melvin Scottish
Variant of Melville.

Milne Scottish
From Scots and Middle English milne (a variant of mille) meaning "mill".

Mitchell 1 English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Michael.

Moffett Scottish
From the town of Moffat in Scotland, meaning "long field" in Gaelic.

Monroe Scottish
Anglicized (typically American) form of Munro. It was borne by the American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).

Montgomery English, Scottish
From a place name in Calvados, France meaning "Gumarich's mountain". A notable bearer was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.

Moray Scottish
Variant of Murray 1.

Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.

Muir Scottish
Scots form of Moore 1. This name was borne by the Scottish-American naturalist John Muir (1838-1914).

Munro Scottish
Designated a person who had originally lived near the mouth of the Roe River in Derry, Ireland. It is derived from Gaelic bun meaning "root, base" combined with the river's name.

Munroe Scottish
Anglicized (typically Canadian and American) form of Munro.

Murdoch Scottish
Scottish form of Murdock.

Murray 1 Scottish
Derived from the region in Scotland called Moray (Gaelic Moireabh), possibly of Pictish origin, meaning "seashore, coast". A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.

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