McCaig Family

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About the McCaig surname

The surname McCaig 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 McCaig belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-kèg/ɛmsekɛɡ/

Most frequent given names among the McCaig family

Men

  1. 1Robert18
  2. 2John17
  3. 3Donald15
  4. 4James12
  5. 5Alexander9

Women

  1. 1Catherine23
  2. 2Mary18
  3. 3Élizabeth7
  4. 4Audrey5
  5. 5Irène5
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The McCaig name in our genealogy archives

810occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
60 431881 → 1901people enumerated
1829First mention of the name
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