Mactavish Family

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About the Mactavish surname

The surname Mactavish is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mak-ta-vich/maktavɪʃ/

Most frequent given names among the Mactavish family

Men

  1. 1Alexander10
  2. 2William5
  3. 3Lawrence4
  4. 4Ernest3
  5. 5Andrew2

Women

  1. 1Flora12
  2. 2Annie10
  3. 3Margaret10
  4. 4Nellie9
  5. 5Catherine7
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The Mactavish name in our genealogy archives

619occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
1853First mention of the name
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