Surname

Mackillop

Mackillop is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Mackillop comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic MacFhilib.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Similar names

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Gaelic

Mackellar

“son of Ealair”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Macmillan

“the son of the bald one”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Gaelic

Macintosh

“the son of the thane”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Gaelic

Macelroy

“the son of Elroy”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Maccallum

“the son of Callum”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macalpin

“the son of Alpine”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Celtic

Macalpine

“the son of Alpine”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Macauslan

“the son of Absalon”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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