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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 IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe meaning "son of Fíodhbhadhach", derived from
fiodhbhadhach meaning "woodsman".
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.
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'.
Mcgough IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mag Eochadha, a patronymic from the personal name
Eochaidh, variant
Eachaidh, "horseman", a derivative of
each "horse".
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 Mcmillan ScottishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Maoláin, a patronymic from the byname
Maolán, a diminutive of
maol "bald", "tonsured".
Mcmorrow Irish (Anglicized), ScottishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Murchadha, a patronymic from the personal name
Murchadh "sea warrior", from
muir "sea" and
cath "battle". In Leinster this name is usually Anglicized as
McMurrough and in Ulster as
Murphy.
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 and 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.
Meadow EnglishA topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow. The form
meadow derives from
mǣdwe, the dative case of Old English
mǣd.
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".
Mecone Italian (Modern, Rare)Giuseppe Meconi (Febuary 1860-April 21,1921) was born in San Massimo, Campbasso Province, Italy. Giuseppe arrived in Pennsylvania, United States in the late 1880s and married Elizabeth Magyar in 1885... [
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Medici ItalianPatronymic or plural form of
Medico. Medici is the family name of one of Italy's most powerful families.
Medico ItalianOccupational name for a physician, Italian medico (Latin
medicus, from
medere "to heal").
Medley EnglishHabitational name, either a variant of
Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname,
Mada (probably a derivative of
mad ‘foolish’) +
leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with
middel ‘middle’ +
eg ‘island’... [
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Medrano SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Mée FrenchFrench habitational name from places called (Le) Mée in Mayenne, Eure-et-Loir, and Seine-et-Marne, derived from Old French
me(i)s ‘farmstead’ (Latin
mansus).
Mee EstonianMee is an Estonian surname derived from "mees" meaning "man".
Meeder EstonianMeeder is an Estonian surname derived from "meede (measure, arrangement)".
Meeks ScottishIn Scotland, the names were spelled according to sound so there are many variations of the spelling including Meek, Meeke, Meik, Meech, Mekie and other spellings. After hard times in Scotland, many Meeks' left for Australia Ireland, and North America.
Meel EstonianMeel is an Estonian surname meaning "sense" or "countenance".
Meema EstonianMeema is an Estonian surname derived from "mesi/mee" meaning "honey".
Meeru EstonianMeeru is an Estonian surname derived from "meer" meaning "mayor".
Mefford EnglishIt is the Old English name given to a point where two streams cross each other.... [
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Megarry Irish, EnglishFrom the Irish 'Mag Fhearadhaigh', meaning "descendant of the fearless one"
Meghnagi Jewish, Northern AfricanSephardic Jewish, originating from the Libyan Jewish community. Most were from Tripoli, with a much smaller contingent from Benghazi.
Megrelishvili GeorgianMeans "son of the Mingrelian", derived from Georgian მეგრელი
(megreli) meaning "Mingrelian".
Mehine EstonianMehine is an Estonian surname meaning "manly" and "virile".
Mehra Indian, Hindi, PunjabiEither derived from Middle Persian
mihr meaning "friendship, sun" or from a Punjabi word meaning "chief, master".
Mei EstonianMei is an Estonian surname derived from the Estonian word "meie", meaning "we", or "us".