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Surname Etymology and Meaning of MACKIN
Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Macáin, Ó Maicín ‘descendant of Maicín’, or Mac Maicín ‘son of Maicín’, a personal name or byname from mac ‘son’, ‘youth’.
- Dutch: from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Macco (see Mack 2).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)
