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This category is for surnames found in the English language Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
C. Cade; Caden (given name) Caesar (given name) Caleb (given name) Callum; Calvin (given name) Cameron (given name) Canute (given name) Cardew; Carl (name) Carlie
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin. It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Pages in category "Surnames of British Isles origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 384 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Fitz – (Irish, from Norman French) "son of", from Latin " filius" meaning "son" (mistakenly thought to mean illegitimate son, because of its use for certain illegitimate sons of English kings) [citation needed] i – "and", always in lowercase, used to identify both surnames (e.g. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet) [11]
Not all surnames that begin with the prefix Mac-are truly derived from patronyms. Forms of the surnames MacBeth and MacRae are derived from the Gaelic personal names Mac-bethad and Mac-raith. The prefix in such cases means "pupil", "devotee", "disciple". [32] (Other examples can be found under the section Occupational Surnames).