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McCambridge

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McCambridge or MacCambridge is a Gaelic surname of Kintyre origin. From there the name spread to Antrim as early as the 17th century.[1] The Irish version Mac Ambróis, "son of Ambrose", was first suggested by Eoin Mac Néill but he qualified it with a question mark.[2] An alternative derivation may be from the more common Mac Anndrais. Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ Muhr, Kay; Ó hAisibéil, Liam (2021). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-19-880326-3.
  2. ^ Mac Néill, Eoin (1896). "Irish in the Glens of Antrim". Gaelic Journal. 6: 106–110. at p 107