A list of Irish surnames beginning with Mac (or Mc), from McCann to McSweeney.
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- Mac, Scottish and Irish Gaelic surname prefix meaning “son.”. It is equivalent to the Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman Fitz and the Welsh Ap (formerly Map ). Just as the latter has become initial P, as in the modern names Price or Pritchard, Mac has in some names become initial C and even K —e.g., Cody, Costigan, Keegan.
MacAuley
Variants: McCauley, McAwley, Cawley,Magawley.
In Irish: Mac Amhalghaidh
Found in: Cork, Fermanagh, Westmeath.
Origin: Gaelic
Mac Amhalghaidh means “son of Auley”, once important Gaelic Lords.
MacAuliffe
In Irish:MacAmhlaoibh
Found in: Cork
Origin: Norse
From the Norse name “Olaf”.
MacBride
Variants: McBride
In Irish: MacGiolla Brighde
Found in: Donegal,
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of the servant of St. Brigid”.
MacCabe
Variants: McCabe
In Irish: Mac Cába.
Found in: Cavan, Leitrim
Origin: Scots-Gaelic
“Caba” means “hat or cap”. The family originally came from Scotland to serve as Gallowglasses (a type of mercenary soldier) to Irish lords. Their name may come from their wearing of distinctive hats.
MacCann
Variants: Canny, McCann
In Irish: MacAnnadh
Found in: Armagh, Ulster
Origin: Gaelic
Related to the O’Neills of Ulster
MacCarthy
Variants: McCarthy
In Irish: MacCarthaigh
Found in: Widespread
Origin: Gaelic
Descendents of Carthac, a 12th century chieftain.
MacCormack
Variants: McCormick
In Irish: MacCormaic
Found in: Widespread
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Cormac”, not descended from a single Cormac – it was a common name.
MacCullagh
In Irish: Variants: Cully, MacNully
In Irish: Mac Con Uladh
Found in: Antrim, Down, Ulster
Origin: Scots-Gaelic
Means “Son of the hound” Known in Scotland as MacCulloch.
MacDermot
Variants: MacDermott, Kermode.
In Irish: MacDiarmada
Found in: Roscommon, Sligo
Origin: Gaelic
Means “Son of Dermot”. Dermot was a 12th century King of Moylurgh, a place now known as Coolavin, in Sligo.
MacElroy
Variants: McElroy
In Irish: MacGiolla Rua
Found in: Fermanagh, Leitrim
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of the red haired man”.
MacEvoy
Variants: McAvoy, McEvoy
In Irish: MacGuiollabhuidhe Mac A Buidhe
Found in: Laois, Louth
Origin: Gaelic
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May mean “woodsman”; or, “yellow (blonde?) son”.
MacGee
Variants: Magee, MacKee, McKee
In Irish: Mac Aodha
Found in: Antrim, Armagh, Down.
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Aodh (Hugh)”.
MacGill
Variants: Magill
In Irish: An Ghaill
Found in: Ulster
Origin: Gaelic
MacGinn
Variants: Maginn, McGinn, MacGinne
In Irish: Mac Fhinn
Found in: Armagh, Down, Tyrone
Origin: Gaelic
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Means “Finn’s son”or sometimes “son of the foreigner”. A foreigner could also simply mean a stranger.
MacGovern
Variants: MacGowran, McGovern, McGowran
In Irish: Mac Samhrain
Found in: Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Samhradh (summer)”.
McGowan
Variants: Gowan, Smith
In Irish: MacGhabhann
Found in: Cavan, Leitrim, Monaghan, Ulster
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of the smith”. The same origin as the English name Smith, to which is was sometime anglicised.
MacGrath
Variants: Magraw, MacGraw, Magrath, McGrath, McGraw.
In Irish: MacRaith
Found in: Clare, Donegal, Fermanagh, Limerick. Widespread.
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Raith”; raith also means “wealth”, so it may mean “son of the wealthy man”.
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MacHugh
Variants: MacCoy, McKee, Hughes, MacKay, McHugh, Hewson
In Irish: MacAoda
Found in: Donegal, Fermanagh, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Hugh”, so is a related name to McGee, above.
MacInerney
Variants: Macnairney, Mcnerney, McInerney
In Irish: Mac An Airchinnigh
Found in: West of Ireland
Origin: Gaelic
Comes from the old name MacErenagh which means “son of the lord”. Lord as in nobleman, not God.
MacKenna
In Irish: MacCionaoda
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Found in: Cavan, Monaghan, Ulster.
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Cionaoid”.
MacKeown
Variants: McKown, McKeon, MacKowen.
In Irish: MacEoghan
Origin: Gaelic
“Eo” means “Yew Tree”, but may not be relevant. Eoghan is one of several Irish versions of John, so it may just mean “Eoghan’s son”.
MacLoughlin
Variants: O’Loghlen, MacLaughlin, McLaughlin
In Irish: MacLochlainn
Found in: Clare, Derry, Donegal, Meath.
Origin: Gaelic
MacMahon
Variants: Mahon, McMahon, Mohan, Vaughn
In Irish: , Mac Mathghamhna
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of a bear”, presumably a large or strong man.
MacManus
In Irish: MacMaghnuis
Found in: Fermanagh, Roscommon
Origin: Norse
Derived from the Norse or Viking name Magnus.
MacNally
Variants: McNally, Macannally, Nally
In Irish: Mac an Fhailghigh
Found in: Armagh, Mayo, Monaghan.
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of the poor man”.
MacNamara
Variants: McNamara
In Irish: MacNamara
Found in: Clare, Limerick
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of the sea hound”.
MacNulty
Variants: McNulty, Nulty
In Irish: Mac An Ultaigh
Found in: Mayo, Ulster
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Ulster”.
MacQuaid
Variants: McQuaid, McQuaide, MacWade, McWade
In Irish: Mac Uaid
Found in: Ulster
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of Uaid (Walter)”.
MacQuillan
Variants: McQuillan
In Irish: MacCoilin or MacUighlilin
Found in: Ulster
Origin: Gaelic
Means “son of little Hugh” and refers to Hugeli de Mandeville a Norman-Welsh lord who arrived in Ireland in the 12th century.
MacSweeney
Variants: MacSwiney, Sweeney, Sweeny
Found in: Cork, Donegal.
Origin: Gaelic, Scots Gaelic
Means “son of the pleasant man”. The Donegal branch are of Scots Gaelic origin.
Names that start with Mac or Mc are Irish or Scottish patronymics designating 'son of.' Of course, many of the most popular Mac names today, such as Mackenzie and McKenna, are usually given to girls. But there are a raft of lesser-used Mac names that work well for boys and lead to the adorable short form Mac.
Along with Mackenzie and McKenna, other Mac names in the US Top 1000 include McKinley, McKenzie, and Mack itself. Mac and Mc names including Macallister, McCoy, and McGreggor have been chosen by celebrities for their children.
If you have a Mac name on your family tree, consider co-opting it as a name for your son or daughter. Or select from our list of Mac and Mc Names, below.
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