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Mcilhagga Family History

Mcilhagga Surname Meaning

from Mac Gille Mo Fhèaga ‘son of the servant of Saint Féichín’ with the saint's name in a hypocoristic form.

The saint was better known in Scotland as Vigean.

The surname may occasionally have been confused with the Irish McGillicuddy.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Mcilhagga families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcilhagga family name was found in Scotland between 1881 and 1901. The most Mcilhagga families were found in and Scotland in 1881. In 1881 there were 7 Mcilhagga families living in Renfrewshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Mcilhagga's in Scotland. Renfrewshire had the highest population of Mcilhagga families in 1881.
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