McCabe Family

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About the McCabe surname

The surname McCabe is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McCabe belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-kab/ɛmsekab/

Most frequent given names among the McCabe family

Men

  1. 1John250
  2. 2James192
  3. 3Patrick176
  4. 4Michael100
  5. 5Peter95

Women

  1. 1Mary362
  2. 2Catherine149
  3. 3Margaret147
  4. 4Bridget120
  5. 5Ann90
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The McCabe name in our genealogy archives

5,805occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
158 1071881 → 1901people enumerated
1809First mention of the name
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