British and Irish Culture So my surname is McGuckin and al | 🇬🇧 English with Ryan
British and Irish Culture
So my surname is McGuckin and although it can be very difficult to pronounce there are many people who share the "Mc" or "Mac" prefix. The most well-known are McDonalds, MacGregor, McCartney, McQueen.
So I thought about sharing with you guys some information on this common name.
So, what do all the Mc and Mac mean? Mc and Mac are prefixes to surnames to mean “son of”. So there must have been a Donald, and his son created the burgers.
What comes after Mc and Mac? The letter after the Mac and Mc is capitalised because it is a proper noun.
Where do they use these surname prefixes? Both in Ireland and Scotland
Is there a difference between Mc and Mac? There isn’t really a difference apart from Mc is more commonly used in Ireland and Mac more commonly used in Scotland
Any other random facts? There used to be a prefix Nc which meant “daughter of” that was used until the 18th century until it started to disappear.
