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Mcmillan
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Origin Of The Surname Mcmillan
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Meaning Of The Surname Mcmillan
Descendant Of The Tonsured One
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Interesting
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Mcmillan
McMillan is a surname of Gaelic origin, coming from the Gaelic Macmhaolain. The ‘Mac’ element signifies that it is a patronymic surname, and Mhaolain is a Gaelic given name that was given to someone who was tonsured. Therefore the name McMillan means descendant of the tonsured one.
The act of tonsuring was undergone by some churches, it involved shaving the crown of the head free of hair to signify the renunciation of vanity.
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Mcmillan Statistics
Mcmillan is the number 611 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 15,829 share the surname Mcmillan in the UK.
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