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Macfarlane


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Origin Of The Surname Macfarlane

Meaning Of The Surname Macfarlane

Descendant of Parlan

Interesting Facts About Macfarlane

MacFarlane is a surname found mainly in Scotland, but also in Ireland, which comes from the Gaelic surname MacPharlain. The ‘Mac’ element denotes that the name is patronymic, and the ‘Pharlain’ element come from the first name Parlan which is a variant of Bartholomew found in Scotland. Gaelic patronymic surname were usually given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or a revered elder.

Macfarlane Statistics

Macfarlane is the number 802 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 12,307 share the surname Macfarlane in the UK.

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