Mac Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 3
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 11
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 12
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Mac Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mac family

Profession Census Frequency
Bricklayer 2
Independent 1
Draper 1
Servant 1
Spinner 1
Weaver 1
Works Cotton 1
Laundress 1
Milliner 1
Plasterer 1
Porter 1
Scourer J 1
Female Servant 1
Ostler 1
Glass Blower 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Mac

Name Census Frequency
Mary Mac 55
John Mac 34
Thomas Mac 22
James Mac 17
William Mac 14
Sarah Mac 13
Ann Mac 11
Elizabeth Mac 10
Margaret Mac 8
Michael Mac 8
Jane Mac 7
Patrick Mac 7
Joseph Mac 6
Bridget Mac 5
Eliza Mac 5
Catherine Mac 4
Charles Mac 4
Daniel Mac 4
Edith Mac 4
George Mac 4
Maria Mac 4
Ada Mac 3
Hannah Mac 3
Henry Mac 3
Walter Mac 2

Mac Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mc Donald 22% 42,265
2 Mc Carthy 22% 30,129
3 Mace 75% 17,608
4 Mack 75% 14,540
5 Mc Kenzie 11% 11,718
6 Mc Lean 29% 10,424
7 Mc Cann 29% 9,286
8 Mc Kay 33% 9,197
9 Mc Dermott 10% 8,869
10 Mc Grath 25% 8,832
11 Mc Mahon 25% 7,808
12 Mc Kenna 13% 7,408
13 Mc Cabe 29% 7,275
14 Mc Guire 13% 6,994
15 Mc Intyre 11% 6,879
16 Mc Cormick 20% 6,828
17 Mc Gregor 11% 6,634
18 Mc Nally 25% 6,283
19 Mc Gowan 25% 6,164
20 Mc Gee 17% 5,543
21 Mc Carty 25% 5,472
22 Mc Leod 14% 5,375
23 Mc Millan 22% 5,240
24 Mc Hugh 14% 5,225
25 Mc Namara 22% 5,020
26 Mac Donald 30% 4,929
27 Mc Donnell 10% 4,912
28 Mc Manus 25% 4,876
29 Mc Intosh 11% 4,839
30 Mc Pherson 10% 4,469
31 Mc Call 29% 4,362
32 Mc Farlane 20% 4,309
33 Mc Loughlin 9% 4,263
34 Mc Laren 25% 4,246
35 Mc Cormack 30% 4,232
36 Mc Coy 33% 4,178
37 Mc Evoy 14% 4,165
38 Mc Donough 10% 4,162
39 Mc Bride 13% 4,082
40 Mc Laughlin 18% 3,931
41 Mc Gill 14% 3,862
42 Mc Connell 20% 3,807
43 Mc Allister 18% 3,365
44 Mc Dowell 11% 3,355
45 Mc Mullen 11% 3,335
46 Mc Neil 14% 3,198
47 Mc Hale 29% 3,058
48 Mc Kee 17% 3,049
49 Mc Dougall 20% 2,872
50 Mc Dermot 11% 2,688
51 Mc Cartney 20% 2,624
52 Mc Kie 17% 2,518
53 Mc Cullock 20% 2,458
54 Mc Clean 25% 2,392
55 Mc Arthur 22% 2,253
56 Mc Queen 13% 2,248
57 Mc Guiness 10% 2,239
58 Mc Quire 13% 2,160
59 Mc Lachlan 30% 2,157
60 Mc Ewen 14% 2,117
61 Mc Callum 22% 2,103
62 Mc Adam 29% 2,063
63 Mc Ardle 25% 2,035
64 Mc Garry 25% 1,985
65 Mc Culloch 20% 1,880
66 Mc Neill 13% 1,818
67 Mc Knight 11% 1,730
68 Mc Guinness 9% 1,726
69 Mc Rae 33% 1,683
70 Mc Lellan 22% 1,681
71 Mc Gann 29% 1,666
72 Mc Andrew 22% 1,559
73 Mc Ewan 29% 1,531
74 Mc Dowall 22% 1,530
75 Mc Nulty 13% 1,515
76 Mc Govern 11% 1,493
77 Mc Court 25% 1,465
78 Mc Carthey 20% 1,451
79 Mc George 11% 1,412
80 Mc Avoy 29% 1,275
81 Mc Gough 13% 1,269
82 Mc Henry 13% 1,246
83 Mac Kenzie 30% 1,224
84 Mc Nab 33% 1,214
85 Mc Naughton 18% 1,212
86 Mc Iver 14% 1,207
87 Mc Cracken 30% 1,201
88 Mc Cue 33% 1,195
89 Mc Keown 13% 1,163
90 Mc Dougal 22% 1,156
91 Mc Cree 29% 1,143
92 Mc Master 22% 1,142
93 Mc Auliffe 20% 1,139
94 Mc Bean 29% 1,132
95 Mc Williams 18% 1,122
96 Mc Innes 13% 1,120
97 Mc Murray 22% 1,017
98 Mc Sweeney 10% 999
99 Mc Kinley 11% 988
100 Mc Nelly 13% 987
101 Mac Carthy 30% 951
102 Mc Mann 29% 948
103 Mc Clelland 18% 909
104 Mc Neal 29% 896
105 Mc Kean 29% 884
106 Mc Vay 33% 859
107 Mc William 20% 854
108 Mc Naught 22% 835
109 Mc Manns 25% 796
110 Mc Key 17% 795
111 Mc Alister 20% 774
112 Mac Gregor 30% 770
113 Mc Lennan 22% 759
114 Mc Elroy 13% 750
115 Mc Quade 25% 731
116 Mc Coll 29% 717
117 Mc Clure 25% 705
118 Mc Ginn 14% 695
119 Mc Shane 25% 685
120 Mc Cluskey 20% 672
121 Mc Fee 17% 672
122 Mc Cloud 25% 666
123 Mc Alpine 22% 665
124 Mc Combie 22% 656
125 Mc Nicholas 18% 655
126 Mc Cullough 18% 642
127 Mc Leary 25% 641
128 Mc Keon 14% 640
129 Mc Gowen 13% 632
130 Mc Clellan 20% 591
131 Mc Vey 17% 585
132 Mc Nair 29% 583
133 Mc Conville 18% 582
134 Mc Fadden 22% 582
135 Mc Gurk 14% 580
136 Mac Kay 43% 567
137 Mc Ray 33% 567
138 Mc Quillan 20% 555
139 Mc Clare 25% 549
140 Mc Caffery 20% 545
141 Mc Mullin 11% 534
142 Mc Nichol 22% 527
143 Mc Minn 14% 524
144 Mc Caffrey 20% 521
145 Mc Carter 22% 520
146 Mc Glynn 13% 514
147 Mc Farland 20% 513
148 Mc Kinnon 11% 511
149 Mc Cawley 22% 500
150 Mc Veigh 13% 498
151 Mc Donagh 22% 493
152 Mc Lane 29% 493
153 Mc Donell 11% 481
154 Mc Adams 25% 478
155 Mc Nully 13% 478
156 Mc Kenny 13% 477
157 Mc Kew 17% 472
158 Mc Nicol 25% 469
159 Mc Cready 22% 463
160 Mc Ghee 14% 460
161 Mc Cale 29% 454
162 Mc Millen 11% 454
163 Mc Ginty 13% 453
164 Mc Phail 25% 449
165 Mc Lead 29% 439
166 Mc Duff 14% 436
167 Mc Nee 17% 433
168 Mc Cardle 22% 427
169 Mc Clusky 22% 423
170 Mc Can 33% 422
171 Mc Kinlay 22% 412
172 Mc Combe 25% 409
173 Mc Laughton 18% 403
174 Mc Hall 29% 396
175 Mc Mullan 22% 396
176 Mc Grail 25% 394
177 Mc Laughlan 18% 393
178 Mc Vittie 11% 391
179 Mac 100% 388
180 Mc Garth 25% 384
181 Mc Graw 29% 375
182 Mc Allen 25% 374
183 Mc Cornick 20% 371
184 Mc Cully 25% 371
185 Mc Cleary 22% 369
186 Mc Grady 25% 356
187 Mc Owen 14% 356
188 Mc Hardy 25% 351
189 Mc Auley 25% 347
190 Mc Lain 29% 342
191 Mc Carrick 30% 338
192 Mc Green 13% 337
193 Mc Turk 14% 337
194 Mc Geary 25% 335
195 Mc Fall 29% 334
196 Mc Donall 22% 333
197 Mc Canley 22% 332
198 Mc Guirk 13% 332
199 Mc Michael 20% 330
200 Mc Intire 11% 329
201 Mc Connel 22% 328
202 Mc Namee 25% 328
203 Mc Beth 14% 326
204 Mc Keen 14% 326
205 Mc Andrews 20% 323
206 Mc Cauley 22% 323
207 Mc Kellar 22% 322
208 Mc Cullagh 20% 321
209 Mc Taggart 20% 320
210 Mc Comb 29% 319
211 Mac Farlane 27% 314
212 Mc Cay 33% 312
213 Mac Lean 38% 311
214 Mc Guffie 11% 308
215 Mc Cord 29% 307
216 Mc Glade 25% 305
217 Mc Ivor 14% 305
218 Mc Kenney 11% 304
219 Mc Daniel 22% 303
220 Mc Ghie 14% 303
221 Mc Gibbon 11% 300
222 Mc Bain 29% 298
223 Mc Kechnie 20% 297
224 Mc Nay 33% 296
225 Mc Loughton 9% 295
226 Mc Bryde 13% 292
227 Mc Cain 29% 291
228 Mc Leish 13% 288
229 Mc Longhlin 9% 288
230 Mc Hay 33% 284
231 Mc Cafferty 18% 281
232 Mc Gray 29% 277
233 Mc Caul 29% 269
234 Mc Nabb 29% 269
235 Mc Clay 29% 266
236 Mc Donnel 11% 265
237 Mc All 33% 263
238 Mc Nutty 13% 263
239 Mc Gaw 33% 260
240 Mc Quin 14% 260
241 Mc Lay 33% 259
242 Mc Garr 29% 258
243 Mc Stay 29% 256
244 Mc Vicar 25% 255
245 Mc Glasson 20% 254
246 Mc Niff 14% 254
247 Mc Ginley 11% 250
248 Mc Man 33% 249
249 Mc Nish 14% 247
250 Mc Lelland 20% 246
251 Mc Cubbin 22% 244
252 Mc Kinney 11% 244
253 Mc Guin 14% 243
254 Mc Que 17% 242
255 Mc Burney 11% 238
256 Mc Cartin 22% 238
257 Mc Glone 13% 238
258 Mc Cane 29% 237
259 Mc Gown 14% 236
260 Mc Killop 11% 235
261 Mc Cartley 20% 234
262 Mc Conkey 22% 234
263 Mc Cutcheon 18% 234
264 Mc Lee 17% 233
265 Mc Phee 14% 233
266 Mc Anally 22% 231
267 Mc Carroll 20% 231
268 Mc Farline 20% 231
269 Mc Kevitt 11% 230
270 Mc Phillips 9% 230
271 Mac Mahon 33% 228
272 Mc Guigan 22% 228
273 Mc Cowan 25% 227
274 Mc Kernan 22% 227
275 Mc Carten 22% 226
276 Mc Dade 29% 226
277 Mc Main 29% 226
278 Mc Ara 33% 224
279 Mc Kone 14% 224
280 Mc Crea 29% 222
281 Mac Millan 30% 221
282 Mc Quinn 13% 221
283 Mc Evan 29% 220
284 Mc Keand 25% 220
285 Mc Niel 14% 220
286 Mc Kerrow 11% 219
287 Mc Partland 18% 219
288 Mc Cowen 25% 218
289 Mc Elligott 9% 217
290 Meace 60% 216
291 Mc Kane 29% 215
292 Mc Cullum 22% 214
293 Mc Dongall 20% 213
294 Mackee 50% 212
295 Mc Loughlan 18% 211
296 Mc Kenley 11% 209
297 Mc Alpin 25% 208
298 Mc Kelvey 11% 208
299 Mc Gahan 25% 206
300 Mc Nalty 25% 206
301 Mc Nicoll 22% 206
302 Mice 50% 206
303 Mc Geever 11% 205
304 Mc Greal 25% 204
305 Mc Carron 22% 202
306 Mc Cullen 22% 202
307 Mc Givern 11% 202
308 Mc Gregory 10% 202
309 Mc Keever 11% 202
310 Mc Beath 25% 201
311 Mc Tighe 13% 201
312 Mc Anulty 22% 200
313 Mc Ilroy 13% 200
314 Mc Crow 29% 199
315 Mc Tear 29% 199
316 Mc Clymont 20% 197
317 Mc Creary 22% 197
318 Mc Voy 17% 197
319 Mc Isaac 38% 195
320 Mc Carr 29% 193
321 Mc Roberts 10% 191
322 Mc Glen 14% 189
323 Mc Connick 20% 188
324 Mc Parland 20% 188
325 Mc Caig 29% 186
326 Mc Cam 33% 186
327 Mc Culley 22% 185
328 Mc Dermont 10% 185
329 Mc Donnald 20% 184
330 Mc Quillen 10% 184
331 Mc Canna 25% 183
332 Mc Ardell 22% 180
333 Mc Dermid 11% 180
334 Mc Kelvie 11% 180
335 Mc Kibbin 11% 180
336 Mc Roy 17% 180
337 Mc Watt 29% 179
338 Mc Cusker 22% 177
339 Mc Dougle 11% 177
340 Mc Ginnis 11% 177
341 Mc Miller 11% 177
342 Mc Clary 25% 176
343 Mc Callister 17% 174
344 Mc Dine 14% 173
345 Mc Caw 33% 172
346 Mc Clement 20% 172
347 Mc Math 29% 172
348 Mc Cool 29% 171
349 Mc Farlan 22% 171
350 Mc Cart 29% 170
351 Mc Kale 29% 170
352 Mc Morran 22% 170
353 Mc Burnie 11% 169
354 Mc Murdo 13% 169
355 Mc Cardell 20% 168
356 Mac Namara 30% 167
357 Mc Candlish 18% 167
358 Mc Cole 29% 167
359 Mc Gahey 25% 167
360 Mc Garrity 20% 167
361 Mc Gary 29% 167
362 Mc Shee 14% 167
363 Mc Closkey 20% 166
364 Mc Kinnell 10% 166
365 Mc Quiggan 20% 166
366 Mc Indoe 13% 165
367 Mc Mahan 25% 165
368 Mc Craith 22% 164
369 Mc Curdy 25% 164
370 Mc Anley 25% 163
371 Mc Claren 22% 163
372 Mc Kendrick 18% 163
373 Mc Nalley 22% 163
374 Mac Leod 38% 162
375 Mc Cannon 22% 162
376 Mc Greevy 11% 162
377 Mc Carley 22% 161
378 Mac Dermott 27% 160
379 Mc Cartey 22% 160
380 Mc Kensie 11% 158
381 Mc Millian 20% 158
382 Mc Grane 25% 156
383 Mc Quirk 13% 156
384 Mc Whinnie 10% 156
385 Mc Kennon 11% 155
386 Mico 50% 155
387 Mc 67% 154
388 Mc Donalds 20% 154
389 Mc Neice 25% 154
390 Mc Greavy 22% 153
391 Mc Clarence 27% 152
392 Mc Dean 29% 152
393 Mc Langhlin 18% 152
394 Mc Manners 20% 152
395 Mc Gawley 22% 151
396 Mc Leon 14% 150
397 Mc Goff 14% 149
398 Mc Kell 14% 149
399 Mc Avan 29% 148
400 Mc Crone 25% 148
401 Mc Cune 29% 148
402 Mc Convill 20% 146
403 Mc Nevin 13% 145
404 Mc Cullogh 20% 144
405 Mc Guckin 22% 144
406 Mc Cave 29% 143
407 Mc Elwee 13% 143
408 Mc Millin 11% 143
409 Mc Carton 22% 142
410 Mc Garey 25% 142
411 Mc Harg 29% 142
412 Mc Cleave 22% 141
413 Mc Creery 22% 141
414 Mc Glinn 13% 141
415 Mc Sorley 11% 141
416 Mc Allan 25% 140
417 Mc Kanna 25% 140
418 Mc Whinney 10% 139
419 Mc Cade 29% 138
420 Mac Arthur 30% 137
421 Mc Garity 22% 137
422 Mc Guinnes 10% 137
423 Mc Creath 22% 135
424 Mc Gan 33% 135
425 Mc Lear 29% 135
426 Mc Wade 29% 135
427 Mc Cloy 29% 134
428 Mc Crae 29% 134
429 Mc Ken 17% 134
430 Mc Kenn 14% 134
431 Mc Kittrick 18% 133
432 Mc Callan 22% 132
433 Mc Mellon 11% 132
434 Mc Sherry 11% 132
435 Mc Collough 18% 130
436 Mc Donogh 11% 129
437 Mc Partlin 20% 129
438 Mac Donnell 27% 128
439 Mc Lintock 20% 128
440 Mc Norton 11% 128
441 Mc Whirter 10% 128
442 Mc Cray 29% 127
443 Mc Leavy 25% 127
444 Mc Avey 29% 126
445 Mc Colgan 22% 126
446 Mc Cormac 33% 126
447 Mc Kiernan 20% 126
448 Mc Collin 22% 125
449 Mc Glashan 20% 125
450 Mc Kenne 13% 125
451 Mc Lacklan 30% 125
452 Mc Martin 22% 125
453 Mc Cone 29% 124
454 Mc Craw 29% 124
455 Mc Robert 11% 124
456 Mc Fadyen 22% 123
457 Mc Quillin 10% 123
458 Mc Grah 29% 122
459 Macke 60% 121
460 Mc Ann 33% 121
461 Mc Clory 25% 121
462 Mc Genty 13% 121
463 Mc Guine 13% 121
464 Mc Kown 14% 121
465 Mc Muller 11% 120
466 Mc Connor 22% 118
467 Mc Nicholl 20% 118
468 Mc Quaid 25% 118
469 Mac Dowell 30% 117
470 Mc Guinn 13% 117
471 Mc Keller 11% 117
472 Mc Garty 25% 116
473 Mc Gunness 10% 116
474 Mc Kinzie 11% 116
475 Mc Lauchlan 27% 116
476 Mc Vitie 13% 116
477 Mc Kenner 11% 115
478 Mc Lennon 11% 115
479 Mc Neile 13% 115
480 Mc Shaw 29% 115
481 Mc Waters 22% 115
482 Mc Clain 25% 114
483 Mc Gloughlin 8% 114
484 Mc Kinna 13% 114
485 Mc Camley 22% 113
486 Mc Glasham 20% 113
487 Mc Gurn 14% 113
488 Mc Kengie 11% 113
489 Mc Aleer 25% 112
490 Mc Calla 25% 112
491 Mc Garrigle 18% 112
492 Mc Kerman 22% 112
493 Mc Kewan 25% 112
494 Mc Nichols 20% 112
495 Mc Parlin 22% 112
496 Mc Giff 14% 111
497 Mc Millon 11% 111
498 Mc Namard 22% 111
499 Mc Ard 33% 110
500 Mc Cartan 22% 110
501 Mc Clintock 18% 110
502 Mc Crudden 20% 110
503 Mc Donnall 20% 110
504 Mc Kellow 11% 110
505 Mc Keone 13% 110
506 Mc Laurin 22% 110
507 Mc Queeney 10% 109
508 Mc Blain 25% 108
509 Mc Causland 18% 108
510 Mc Combs 25% 108
511 Mc Gonigle 10% 108
512 Mc Kinsey 11% 108
513 Mac Gill 38% 107
514 Mc Clane 25% 107
515 Mc Donaugh 20% 107
516 Mc Ganley 22% 107
517 Mc Ginnes 11% 107
518 Mc Grevy 13% 107
519 Mc Hally 25% 107
520 Mc Harry 25% 107
521 Mc Cleland 20% 106
522 Mc Creedy 22% 106
523 Mc Donold 11% 106
524 Mc Gavin 25% 106
525 Mc Ginness 10% 106
526 Mc Inerney 10% 106
527 Mc Kendry 11% 106
528 Mc Conochie 18% 105
529 Mc Gragh 25% 105
530 Mc Leigh 13% 105
531 Mc Mally 25% 105
532 Mc Niell 13% 105
533 Mc Ateer 25% 104
534 Mc Gain 29% 104
535 Mc Vety 14% 104
536 Mc Bullock 20% 103
537 Mc Diarmid 20% 103
538 Mc Manas 25% 103
539 Mc Nicholls 18% 103
540 Mc Ritchie 20% 103
541 Mc Carney 22% 102
542 Mc Ready 25% 102
543 Mc Shea 14% 102
544 Mc Carn 29% 101
545 Mc Garvey 22% 101
546 Mc Greggor 10% 101
547 Mc Matron 22% 101
548 Mc Ree 17% 101
549 Mc Robie 13% 101
550 Mc Roe 17% 101
551 Mac Andrew 30% 100
552 Mac Intosh 30% 100
553 Mac Iver 38% 100
554 Mc Farlin 22% 100
555 Mc Farling 20% 100
556 Mc Glyn 14% 100
557 Mc Row 17% 100

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The surname Mac is the 179th most popular variant of Mc Donald.

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