Are the surnames McDonald and MacDonald Irish or Scottish?

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Are the surnames McDonald and MacDonald Irish or Scottish?

2006-07-16 10:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by jimfazakas 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family

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Well as I understand it, 'Mc' is Irish and 'Mac' is Scottish.

There was a lot of movement between the countries over the years so I can't say for definate where the Donald started but I would hazard, Scotland. There's lots of websites on the origins of names you could try.

2006-07-16 10:43:23 · answer #1 · answered by charleymac 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Scottish.

2006-07-16 10:43:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bullet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Scottish. Check out http://www.scotclans.com/clans/MacDonald/history.html for more information on the MacDonald clan.

2006-07-18 13:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by cryptoscripto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There is a clan McDonald in Scotland, laddie.

2006-07-16 10:46:44 · answer #4 · answered by mhp_wizo_93_418 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋