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- andrewjackson
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From a list of the most common Scottish surnames:
Rank Name Occurrence
9 MacDonald 980
26 McDonald 632
41 MacKenzie 496
42 MacKay 488
45 MacLeod 483
46 McLean 477
57 McKenzie 373
67 McMillan 352
68 Mcintosh 350
82 McGregor 297
83 McKay 293
92 MacLean 273
94 Mcintyre 256
Only 13 of the top 100 are Mc or Mac and of those there are more Mc than Mac. MacDonald is more common than McDonald but it is relatively close.
Rank Name Occurrence
9 MacDonald 980
26 McDonald 632
41 MacKenzie 496
42 MacKay 488
45 MacLeod 483
46 McLean 477
57 McKenzie 373
67 McMillan 352
68 Mcintosh 350
82 McGregor 297
83 McKay 293
92 MacLean 273
94 Mcintyre 256
Only 13 of the top 100 are Mc or Mac and of those there are more Mc than Mac. MacDonald is more common than McDonald but it is relatively close.
No matter where you go, there you are.
- Beebs52
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Scarily neon?1OfLBsMerryMen wrote:NellyLunatic1980 wrote:If you knew who was who, you would know who was talking to himself or herself. I know who's who, but I'll never tell.Jeemie wrote:As usual, when I see threads with a plethora of MMs in them, I wonder how many of them are the same person talking to him(her)self.
OK, who am I smartypants?
Well, then
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- Merry Man
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Even we know the answer to this...1OfLBsMerryMen wrote:NellyLunatic1980 wrote:If you knew who was who, you would know who was talking to himself or herself. I know who's who, but I'll never tell.Jeemie wrote:As usual, when I see threads with a plethora of MMs in them, I wonder how many of them are the same person talking to him(her)self.
OK, who am I smartypants?
I'm NOT tired!
- NellyLunatic1980
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You are--1OfLBsMerryMen wrote:NellyLunatic1980 wrote:If you knew who was who, you would know who was talking to himself or herself. I know who's who, but I'll never tell.Jeemie wrote:As usual, when I see threads with a plethora of MMs in them, I wonder how many of them are the same person talking to him(her)self.
OK, who am I smartypants?
WE ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. PLEASE STAND BY.
- andrewjackson
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From a list of the 100 most common Irish surnames:
3 O'Sullivan
6 O'Brien
9 O'Connor
10 O'Neill
11 O'Reilly
13 McCarthy
15 O'Doherty
21 McLoughlin
22 O'Carroll
25 O'Connell
35 O'Farrell
43 O'Callaghan
44 O'Donnell
46 O'Mahony
49 O'Shea
55 McGrath
62 O'Leary
63 McDonnell
64 MacMahon
88 MacKenna
92 O'Keeffe
94 MacNamara
95 MacDonald
96 MacDermott
98 O'Rourke
100 O'Dwyer
9 Mc and Macs in Ireland with Mac slightly more common at least on this list. Blown away by O's but those are still only 17 of the top 100 surnames.
3 O'Sullivan
6 O'Brien
9 O'Connor
10 O'Neill
11 O'Reilly
13 McCarthy
15 O'Doherty
21 McLoughlin
22 O'Carroll
25 O'Connell
35 O'Farrell
43 O'Callaghan
44 O'Donnell
46 O'Mahony
49 O'Shea
55 McGrath
62 O'Leary
63 McDonnell
64 MacMahon
88 MacKenna
92 O'Keeffe
94 MacNamara
95 MacDonald
96 MacDermott
98 O'Rourke
100 O'Dwyer
9 Mc and Macs in Ireland with Mac slightly more common at least on this list. Blown away by O's but those are still only 17 of the top 100 surnames.
No matter where you go, there you are.
- MinisKidToBeNamedLater
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Annie or Molly wrote:Even we know the answer to this...1OfLBsMerryMen wrote:NellyLunatic1980 wrote: If you knew who was who, you would know who was talking to himself or herself. I know who's who, but I'll never tell.
OK, who am I smartypants?
Hey girls! Want some good tips on how to drive your parents nuts?
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No thanks, we're the webmaster for the site driveyourparentscarzy.org (note the misspelling). If you wanna join the site, you can add your list there, though.MinisKidToBeNamedLater wrote:Annie or Molly wrote:Even we know the answer to this...1OfLBsMerryMen wrote:
OK, who am I smartypants?
Hey girls! Want some good tips on how to drive your parents nuts?
I'm NOT tired!
- VAdame
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No MacInnes (or McGinnis, as my family spelled it)? Mc & Mac were used interchangeably, and the name meansandrewjackson wrote:From a list of the most common Scottish surnames:
Rank Name Occurrence
9 MacDonald 980
26 McDonald 632
41 MacKenzie 496
42 MacKay 488
45 MacLeod 483
46 McLean 477
57 McKenzie 373
67 McMillan 352
68 Mcintosh 350
82 McGregor 297
83 McKay 293
92 MacLean 273
94 Mcintyre 256
Only 13 of the top 100 are Mc or Mac and of those there are more Mc than Mac. MacDonald is more common than McDonald but it is relatively close.
Sons of Angus. I am the proud owner of a Clan MacInnes Tartan hair scrunchie, and my brothers have MacInnes Tartan neckties. Somewhere in the family there's a MacInnes Tartan afghan, but I'm not sure who has it right now.
Me (awful pic, self-taken obviously!) wearing the scrunchie:
All these Mc's, Mac's & O's -- what about "FitzWhatevername...."? Contrary to rumor, Fitz does not necessarily mean "Bastard Son of Whoever....!" It's from the Norman French "fils." The prefix was used so often for illegitimate sons of kings & princes (FitzRoy, etc.) that it has taken on that connotation.
Mc/Mac/Fitz = Son of....
O' = Grandson or descendant of.....
- andrewjackson
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I didn't pull out the Fitz's but here they are from the Irish list.VAdame wrote:
All these Mc's, Mac's & O's -- what about "FitzWhatevername...."? Contrary to rumor, Fitz does not necessarily mean "Bastard Son of Whoever....!" It's from the Norman French "fils." The prefix was used so often for illegitimate sons of kings & princes (FitzRoy, etc.) that it has taken on that connotation.
Mc/Mac/Fitz = Son of....
O' = Grandson or descendant of.....
36 Fitzgerald
61 Fitzpatrick
None on the Scottish list. I have no idea how accurate these lists are.
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- VAdame
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Wiki mentions that the original Fitz's were Anglo-Normans who settled in Ireland. They may have adopted the patronymic naming system they found there (all those Mc's, Mac's & O's.) I guess the Normans didn't really really make as many inroads into Scotland "The trouble with Scotland is: it's full of Scots!" [/Longshanks] So, no FitzAngus's among Clan MacInnes!I didn't pull out the Fitz's but here they are from the Irish list.
The English Fitz's really were "Bastard sons of the king" -- Fitzroy, Fitzjames, Fitzclarence, etc. Those names came along somewhat later than the Normans.
Fitzpatrick has a rather weird history. Related to, of all things, Magillacuddy!