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This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent.. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
Many Scottish surnames are the names of Scottish clans that were once powerful families dominating large swaths of territory. [18] However, it is a common misconception that every person who bears a clan's name is a lineal descendant of the chiefs of that particular clan. [6] [note 6] There are several reasons for this.
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Pages in category "Surnames of Scottish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 580 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A fair number of Gaelic names were borrowed into English or Scots at different periods (e.g. Kenneth, Duncan, Donald, Malcolm, Calum, Lachlan, Alasdair, Iain, Eilidh), although it can sometimes be difficult to tell if the donor language was Irish or Scottish Gaelic (e.g. Deirdre, Rory, Kennedy, Bridget/Bride, Aiden).
Pages in category "Scottish Gaelic-language surnames" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1990, the United States Census Bureau undertook a study of the 1990 United States census, and released a sample of data concerning the most common names. [6] According to this sample of 6.3 million people (who had 88,799 unique last names), [7] "MACAULEY" (including MacAuley and Macauley) ranked 20,117th-most-common last name, and was borne by 0.000 percent of the population sample.
Pages in category "Scottish masculine given names" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *