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Origin Of The Surname Macpherson
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Meaning Of The Surname Macpherson
Descendant of the Parson
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Macpherson
Macpherson is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic surname Mac Phearsain. The prefixed ‘mac’ in this name denotes that it is patronymic. Traditionally, Gaelic patronymic surnames were given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or revered elder. In this case the name being passed down is Phearsain, which means ‘parson’. This surname would have been given to descendants of the parson. Elle Macpherson the Australian model is a famous bearer of this surname. |
Macpherson Statistics
Macpherson is the number 1320 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 7,921 share the surname Macpherson in the UK.
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