Given name & surname · also Irish

Mccracken

McCracken is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

McCracken comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Reachtain.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mccracken’s family of names

In English usage, Mccracken as a surname has a related form in MCCRACKIN.

Walk Mccracken’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Irish

Mcfadden

McFadden is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Gaelic

Mcclaren

McClaren is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Gaelic

Mccadden

“son of Cadán”

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Gaelic

Mcspadden

“son of Spáidín”

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Gaelic

McRandle

McRandle is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Mccrimmon

“son of Ruimen”

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Gaelic

Mcmackin

“son of the young man”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Vintage revival

Arlen

“a solemn, binding promise”

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80% boys · 20% girls

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