Mccaig Family History
Mccaig Name Meaning
Irish (Antrim) and Scottish (Ayrshire and Galloway): Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Thaidhg or Scottish Gaelic Mac Thaoig ‘son of Tadhg’ a personal name meaning ‘poet philosopher’. It was often Anglicized as Teague in the north of Ireland which led to the spellings McKeag and McKeague .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022