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Macmillan
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Origin Of The Surname Macmillan
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Meaning Of The Surname Macmillan
Descendant of the Religious One
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Interesting
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Macmillan
MacMillan is an Anglicisation of the old Gaelic surname Mac Ghille Mhaoil. The prefixed ‘Mac’ in this surname 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 Mhaoil which means ‘tonsured’. Tonsuring was the act of shaving the hair from the crown of the head to show abandonment of vanity and devotion to god. This surname can therefore be interpreted to mean ‘Descendant of the Religious One'. |
Macmillan Statistics
Macmillan is the number 1186 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 8,286 share the surname Macmillan in the UK.
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