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7,352Mayer is a German surname and a variant of Meyer 1, which itself derives from Middle High German meier, meaning "bailiff, administrator," ultimately from Latin maior ("greater"). In medieval times, a Meier was an oversee...
Mayer 2 is a variant of the surname Meyer 2, which itself derives from the Hebrew name מֵאִיר (meir), meaning "enlightened". The name Meir is a common Jewish given name, and its adoption as a surname reflects the Ashkena...
Mayer is an English occupational surname derived from the Middle English mair, meaning “mayor.” The term entered English through Old French maire, ultimately from Latin maior (“greater”). The name originally denoted some...
Mayer 4 is a variant of the surname Myer. Myer itself derives from Old French mire meaning "doctor", ultimately from Latin medicus. The name thus originally denoted a physician or healer, an occupational surname that spr...
EtymologyMayes is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of May." The given name May itself has multiple origins: it may derive from the month of May, named after the Roman goddess Maia; from the hawthorn flower; or...
Mazur is a Polish surname that denotes a person originating from two possible regions in Poland: Mazovia (Polish Mazowsze) or Masuria (Polish Mazury). These are historically and culturally distinct areas, with Mazovia be...
EtymologyMazza is an Italian surname derived from a nickname, likely occupational, meaning "maul" or "mallet" in Italian. It may originally have been used to refer to someone who wielded such a tool, possibly a craftsman...
McAdams is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, meaning "son of Adam" in Gaelic. It is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Adhaimh, where mac means "son of" and Adhamh is the Gaelic form of Adam. The surname is found...
McAfee is an Irish and Scottish surname that originated as an Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth, the Scottish Gaelic version of the Irish patronymic name Mac Dhuibhshíthe. This Gaelic name means "son of Duibhshíth", with...
McAlister is an Irish and Scottish surname, derived from the Gaelic Mac Alasdair meaning “son of Alasdair.” The personal name Alasdair is a Gaelic form of Alexander, ultimately from the Greek Alexandros, which means “def...
McArthur is a Scottish surname meaning "son of Arthur" in Gaelic. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the given name Arthur. The name originates from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and the Irish Mac Artúir, both mea...
McBride is a common Irish surname with deep roots in Gaelic culture and Christian tradition. It is an Anglicized form of the original Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhrighde, meaning "son of the servant of Brighid." The name reflects...
EtymologyMcCabe is the anglicized form of Mac Cába (Irish) and MacCàba (Scottish Gaelic). The prefix Mac- means “son of”, while Cába is a byname derived from the word for “cape” or “cloak”, ultimately from Latin cappa. T...
McCaig is a Scottish surname, anglicized from the Gaelic MacThaoig, meaning "son of Tadhg". The name Tadhg itself derives from Old Irish Tadg, meaning "poet".EtymologyThe surname McCaig originates from the Gaelic patrony...
McCallum is a Scottish surname, likely a variant of MacCallum. The name is an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim, meaning "son of Calum" (a form of Columba). The Gaelic original ultimately derives from the Lat...
McCarthy is an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Cárthaigh, meaning "son of Carthach". The personal name Carthach derives from the Irish word meaning "loving" and was borne by two early Irish saints fro...
McCauley is an anglicized surname of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the patronymic Mac Amhalghaidh or Mac Amhalghadha, meaning "son of Amhalghaidh." The personal name Amhalghaidh comes from Old Irish Amal...
McClain is a surname of Scottish origin, representing an Americanized variant of the Scottish name McLain. Both surnames ultimately derive from the Gaelic MacGillEathain or MacGillEain, meaning “son of the servant of Eòi...
McCleary is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Mac Cléirich, which in turn comes from the Gaelic Mac Cléirigh meaning "son of the clerk" or "son of the priest." The name originated in Galway, Ireland, but today it i...
McClellan is a Scottish surname, a variant of McClelland. The name ultimately derives from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, meaning "son of the servant of Faolán." Faolán itself means "little wolf," stemming from Old Iris...
McClelland is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin meaning "son of the servant of Faolán." The name Faolán itself means "little wolf" from Old Irish fáel "wolf" plus a dimin...
McConnell is a Scottish and Irish surname that originated as an anglicized form of the Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill, meaning “son of Donald.” It is thus a variant of the much more common surname MacDonald, and the two names are...
McCormick is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic Mac Cormaic, meaning “son of Cormac.” The name Cormac comes from Old Irish Cormacc or Corbmac, composed of corb (“chariot, wagon”) or corbbad (...
McCoy is a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of MacAoidh, which itself derives from the Gaelic Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh." The name Aodh comes from the Old Irish Áed, meaning "fire." This root name was immensely...
McCracken is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is an Anglicized form of Mac Reachtain, an Ulster Irish variant of Mac Neachtain, meaning "son of Nechtan." The personal name Nechtan, from which the lineage derive...
McCrae is a Scottish surname variant of McRae, which itself derives from the Gaelic Mag Raith, meaning "son of Rath" — Rath being a given name signifying prosperity or grace.Etymology and OriginsThe McCrae surname is a p...
Origin and Etymology McCreery is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin, representing a variant of the more common McCrory. Both names derive from the Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí, meaning "son of Ruaidhrí." The personal name Rua...
McCrory is an Irish and Scottish surname that was anglicized from the Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí, meaning “son of Ruaidhrí.” The personal name Ruaidhrí derives from Old Irish elements rúad (“red”) and rí (“king”), thus signifyi...
McCrum is a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic MacChruim. The root name MacChruim means "son of Crum", where Crum is a Gaelic byname derived from the word crom meaning "bent" or "crooked." The surname thu...
EtymologyMcCulloch is a Scottish surname, commonly associated with Clan MacCulloch and primarily found in Galloway. It is a Scottish form of McCullough, which is an Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Cú Uladh, meaning "son...
McCullough is an Irish and Scottish surname with roots in Gaelic personal names. It is an Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Cú Uladh, meaning "son of Cú Uladh". The byname Cú Uladh translates to "hound of Ulster", a promi...
McCune is an Anglicized surname of Irish origin, representing the modern form of Mac Eoghain, meaning "son of Eoghan". The name is primarily found in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora, notably in the United States. Et...
McDaniel is a Scottish surname, being a variant of the prominent surname MacDonald. It is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, meaning 'son of Donald', where Donald itself derives from the Gaelic Dòm...
McDermott is an Irish surname, the anglicized form of the Old Gaelic name Mac Diarmada (or Mac Diarmata), meaning "son of Diarmaid." The personal name Diarmaid, from which the surname descends, has an uncertain etymology...
McDevitt is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic Mac Daibhéid, meaning "son of Dáibhí". Dáibhí is the Irish form of David, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved" or "uncle". The surname is primarily associated wi...
McDonald is a common variant of the surname MacDonald, of Scottish origin. Both names are Anglicized forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill, meaning "son of Donald." The Scottish Gaelic personal name Donald (or Dòmhn...
McDougall is a Scottish surname, a variant of MacDougall. Like its parent form, McDougall means "son of Dougal," deriving from the Gaelic patronymic Mac Dubhghaill.EtymologyThe surname traces its roots to the Gaelic pers...
McDowell is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. It is a variant of MacDougall, meaning "son of Dougal." The name Dougal is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Dubhghall, derived from Old Irish dub meaning...
McEachern is an Irish and Scottish surname, the Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn, which originates from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn, meaning 'son of Eichthighearn'. The personal name Eichthighearn derives from t...
McElligott is an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Mac Uileagóid, meaning "son of Uileagóid." Uileagóid is a diminutive of the personal name Uilleag, which itself may derive from the Old Norse Huglei...
McEwan is a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic MacEòghainn, which means "son of Eoghan." The root name Eoghan is of Irish and Scottish origin, possibly meaning "born from the yew tree"; from Old Irish eó...
McFarland is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, a variant of McFarlane. The McFarlane surname itself is an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain, meaning "son of Parthalán." The...
McFarlane is an Anglicized surname derived from the Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or the Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain, meaning "son of Parthalán". The Gaelic personal name Parthalán itself is believed to have originated from...
McFee is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin, an Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth, the Scottish Gaelic version of the Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe, meaning "son of Duibhshíth." The personal name Duibhshíth itself combines e...
McFly is an invented surname, made famous by the time-traveling protagonist Marty McFly of the Back to the Future film series (beginning in 1985). The name combines the Irish prefix Mc-, derived from mac meaning “son,” w...
McGee is an English-language surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is an Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh". In Irish mythology and history, Aodh (from Old Irish Áed) means "fire", and was a...
McGill is an Irish and Scottish surname, derived from the Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill, meaning "son of the foreigner". This patronymic surname traces its roots to the Gaelic word gall, which originally referr...
McGinnis is a surname of Irish origin, being a variant of McGuinness. Both names are anglicized forms of the Irish Mag Aonghuis, meaning "son of Aonghus." The root name Aonghus derives from Old Irish Óengus, which is com...
McGough is an Irish surname, a variant of Gough, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gough or Mag Eochadha. Etymology The root of the name McGough lies in the Old Irish personal name Eochaidh, meaning "h...
McGovern is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname Mag Shamhradháin, meaning "son of Samhradháin." The personal name Samhradháin is derived from the Irish word samhradh (summer). The clan was historically centere...
McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is an Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann (Irish) and Mac Gobhainn (Scottish Gaelic), both meaning 'son of the smith'. The name derives from the occupational nickname gobha, 'blac...
McGregor is a surname of Scottish origin, a variant of MacGregor. The name is an Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGriogair, meaning "son of Gregor." The prefix Mac (also found as Mc) denotes "son of" in Gaelic, making McGreg...
McGuinness is an Irish surname, the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mag Aonghuis or Mac Aonghuis, meaning "son of Aonghus." The root name Aonghus (also anglicized as Angus) derives from Old Irish elements óen "one" and gus...
McGuire is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Mag Uidhir, meaning "son of Odhar." The Irish forename Odhar derives from a word meaning "pale-colored" or "sallow". The name originated as a patronymic surname belongin...
McInnes is a Scottish surname, a variant of MacInnes, which is itself an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghais, meaning "son of Aonghas." Etymology and Origins The name traces its roots through the Gaelic p...
McIntosh is a Scottish surname derived from Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisich, meaning "son of the chief." The name originates as a clan surname from the Scottish Highlands, associated with the Clan Mackintosh, a branch of...
Etymology and OriginMcIntyre is a Scottish and Irish surname derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir, meaning "son of the carpenter" or "son of the craftsman/mason". The name corresponds to the English occupationa...
McIver is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. It is an Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIomhair, meaning "son of Íomhar." The Gaelic personal name Íomhar, in turn, is an Irish form of the Old Norse name Ivor, which was p...
McKay is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic surname MacAoidh. In turn, MacAoidh derives from Mac Aodha, meaning “son of Aodh.”EtymologyThe root Aodh comes from Old Irish Áed, meaning “fire”. It was a popular name...
McKee is a surname of Scottish or Irish origin, deriving from the Gaelic Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh". The personal name Aodh comes from Old Irish Áed, which means "fire" and was borne by numerous figures in Irish my...