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Why Scottish last names start with Mac?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 10/27/2022

It means "son of." ex: Millan was Scottish/gaelic for the English "Miller", who was a miller of wheat or seed. MacMillan, or McMillan was a "son of Millan" or a son of the Millan family. A descendant of a family of scottish millers. John McMillan was John, son of the Millan's.

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