Macpherson Family

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About the Macpherson surname

The surname Macpherson is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mak-feur-seun/makfœʁsœn/

Most frequent given names among the Macpherson family

Men

  1. 1John65
  2. 2Alexander39
  3. 3William32
  4. 4James25
  5. 5Robert24

Women

  1. 1Mary44
  2. 2Margaret33
  3. 3Catherine27
  4. 4Élizabeth21
  5. 5Marie19
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The Macpherson name in our genealogy archives

2,657occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
70 561881 → 1901people enumerated
1778First mention of the name
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