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Pisces

#563643 Mon, 08 Sep 08 06:51 AM

Hi ,
i'm wondering what the letters Mc and , sometimes O' mean when they're put in front of some families name

could anyone tell me ?

Thanks anyway ...

Pisces

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Mister Micawber

#563649 Mon, 08 Sep 08 07:10 AM

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Briefly:

In the Highlands and Galloway, "son of" was denoted by the prefix, Mac.
In Ireland, a man's surname generally takes the form Ó (originally "grandson") or Mac ("son")
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