McFarland Family

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About the McFarland surname

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

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-far-lan/ɛmsefaʁlɑ̃/

Most frequent given names among the McFarland family

Men

  1. 1John61
  2. 2William44
  3. 3James31
  4. 4Charles27
  5. 5Alexandre15

Women

  1. 1Margaret48
  2. 2Mary33
  3. 3Élizabeth24
  4. 4Catherine19
  5. 5Sara16
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The McFarland name in our genealogy archives

1,449occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
51 351881 → 1901people enumerated
1822First mention of the name
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