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McCrary IrishAnglicization of the Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí, which means "son of
Rory".
McCreary Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruidhrí, a variant of Mac Ruaidhrí, which has been connected to Irish ruadh ‘red’ (see McCrory) and to the Old Norse personal name Hrothrekr, whence Roderick.
Mccreless IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mag Riallghuis a variant of Mag Niallghuis
Mccurtain IrishFrom Gaelic
Mac Cruitín "son of
Cruitín", a nickname for a hunchback.
McDormand IrishPossibly a variant of
McDermott. A famous bearer is American actress Frances McDormand (1957-), born Cynthia Ann Smith.
Mcelhenney IrishThis interesting surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "MacGiolla Chainnigh". The Gaelic prefix "mac" means "son of", plus "giolla", devotee of, and the saint's name "Canice".
Mcelwee Irish, ScottishOf Gaelic origin, found in Ireland and Scotland. Derives from
Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning "son of the servant of the red-haired youth", possibly a reference to a Dane or Norseman.
McEvoy Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from
fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
Mcevoy Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Mac Giolla Bhuidhe "son of the yellow-haired lad", from
giolla "youth, page, boy" and
buide "yellow".
Mcewen Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’, a widespread and ancient personal name, possibly derived from eo ‘yew’, meaning ‘born of yew’. It was Latinized as Eugenius (see Eugene), and was also regarded as a Gaelic form of John... [
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Mcfadden Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Phaid(e)in (Scottish) and
Mac Pháidín (Irish) - both patronymics of Patrick (via Gaelic diminutives of the given name).
Mcgarrett IrishThe surname McGarrett is from the two Germanic given names Gerald and Gerard.
Mcgarthwaite IrishThis is my last name, my fathers last name my grandfather my great grandfather
McGillan IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Giolla Eoin meaning "son of the servant of
Eoin".
Mcgillicuddy IrishThe surname McGillicuddy comes from the Irish
Mac GiollaMochuda, meaning 'son of the devotee of St. Mochuda'. It's part of the O'Sullivan sect and comes from the West part of Ireland in county Kerry... [
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Mcgillivray ScottishFrom Scottish Gaelic
Mac Gille Bhràtha from a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of judgment’.
Mcgivern Northern IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Uidhrín, a patronymic from a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar 'dun'. This surname is also found in Galloway in Scotland, where it is of Irish origin.
McGlashan ScottishMcglashan means son of grey in Scotland, with the prefix Mc meaning "son of" and the Glas meaning "grey"
Mcglynn IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mag Fhloinn, patronymic from the personal name
Flann "red, crimson".
Mcgonagle AmericanIrish (Donegal) and Scottish (Glasgow): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conghail, a patronymic from the personal name Conghal, composed of Celtic elements meaning 'hound' + 'valor'.
Mcgrath Irish (Anglicized)Derives from the Irish surname Mac Craith. Famous bearers of the name include the Meic Craith from the Gaelic kingdom of Thomond in the present-day Republic of Ireland. They were historians and poets connected to the Ui Bhriain kings and earls of Thomond.
Mcgraw Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of the Old Gaelic
Mac Craith (the earlier form of
Mac Raith) meaning "son of Craith", composed of the Gaelic elements
mac "son of" and
Rath, an old byname meaning "grace, prosperity".
Mcgrew IrishOriginally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Graith or Mag Raith; these are both derived from the personal name Craith.
Mchale Irish, WelshFrom the Irish
Mac Céile, a patronymic from the byname
Céile, meaning "companion." This was the surname of a Mayo family, tenants of church lands. ... [
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Mchedlishvili GeorgianMeans "son of the blacksmith" from Georgian მჭედელი
(mchedeli) meaning "smith, blacksmith".
Mckennie Scottish, IrishAn anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic
MacEacharna, meaning "son of
Eacharn".
Mckerrow ScottishScottish: of uncertain derivation. Some sources believe it to be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cearrach, Mac Cearrbhaich ‘son of the gambler’, while Woulfe derives it from Mac Ciothruadha ‘son of Ciothruaidh’, a personal name of Norse origin.
Mckinstry Northern IrishFrom Gaelic
Mac an Aistrigh, a reduced form of
Mac an Aistrighthigh "son of the traveller".
Mckittrick ScottishFrom Gaelic, "son of
Shitrig", a personal name adapted from Old Norse
Sigtryggr, literally "victory-true".
Mclernon IrishThis is an Irish Gaelic surname recorded in the spellings of MacLerenon, McLernon, McLernan, and McLorinan. It is mostly associated with the province of Ulster in Ireland, although with some branches in Scotland... [
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Mcmanamon IrishAnglicized form of
Mac Meanman, a patronymic surname, created from the given name
Meanma McMullan IrishThe surname McMullan is of old Irish/ Gaelic Heritage, it is with meaning ‘Bald’ or ‘Tonsured One’. It was first founded in the province of Connacht, and comes from Mullan.... [
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McMunn ScottishAnglicized form of Scottish Gaelic
Mac Gille Mhunna meaning "son of the servant of Munn".
Mcmurtry Northern Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Muircheartaigh "son of
Muircheartach", a personal name meaning "navigator", from
muir "sea" and
ceartach "ruler".
McNair IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Iain Uidhir "son of sallow John". This form is associated mainly with Ross-shire.
McNair IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac an Oighre "son of the heir". This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.
McNair IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac an Mhaoir "son of the steward or keeper".
Mcnamee IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe, meaning "hound of Meath". Meath is a county in Ierland. This family were hereditary poets in Ulster.
Mcneese IrishIrish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Naois, a patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name
Aonghus (see
Angus).
Mcnicholas IrishThe McNicholas family stretches back through time to the Viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of Scotland in the Medieval era. The name McNicholas was derived from from the personal name, Nicholas... [
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Mcnulty Northern Irish (Anglicized)Irish surname historically associated with County Donegal in northwest Ireland meaning "descended of the Ulaid Nation". The surname is derived from an anglicized contraction of the original Irish patronymic
Mac "descended"
an Ultaigh "Ulaid race".
McPeters ScottishVariant of
McPheeters, itself an anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Gille Pheadair, a patronymic derived from a Gaelic personal name meaning "servant of (Saint)
Peter".
Mcquaid Scottish, IrishThis surname is derived from Gaelic
Mac Uaid meaning "son of Uaid," Uaid being the Gaelic form of
Wat.
Mcquarrie ScottishScottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Guaire, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning "proud", "noble".
Mctavish ScottishOn the Scottish west coast, the McTavish family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the personal name Tammas, which is the Lowland Scottish form of Thomas. The Gaelic forms of the name are Mac Tamhais or Mac Thamhais, both of which mean son of Tammas.
McTeer Irish, ScottishThis surname is a modern variant of the ancient
mhac an t'Saoir which means "the son of the carpenter."... [
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McVeigh Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Bheatha or
Mac an Bheatha, themselves derived from Gaelic
Mac Beatha meaning "son of life" (see
MacBeth).
Mead Englishtopographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English m?d). metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey
Meader EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Mead 1 + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.
Meades EnglishThe name Meades is a plural variation of the name Meade, Mead, Mede, etc., the spelling being rather arbitrary and phonetic in the middle ages (even among the very few scribes, clerics and high-born persons who were literate) and without due consideration of standarized form, hence the various spellings of the name today... [
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Meadow EnglishA topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow. The form
meadow derives from
mǣdwe, the dative case of Old English
mǣd.
Meale EnglishPossibly a nickname from Middle English
mele "meal, ground cereal"
Meaño GalicianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Meanswell Popular CultureSimply the English words "means well". This is the surname of the main protagonist of LazyTown, Stephanie Meanswell, as well as her uncle, Mayor Milford Meanswell.
Meaux FrenchHabitational name from a place in Seine-et-Marne, so named from the Gaulish tribal name
Meldi, or from Meaux-la-Montagne in Rhône.
Mecklenburg German, JewishRegional name for someone from this province in northern Germany. Derived from Old Saxon
mikil "big, great" and
burg "castle".