McCambridge
Appearance
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:
- Gerry McCambridge, American magician
- Jimmy McCambridge (1905–1988), Northern Irish footballer
- John McCambridge (c1793–1873), Antrim Gaelic scholar
- John McCambridge (born 1944), American football player and player of Canadian football
- Keith McCambridge (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Maria McCambridge (born 1975), Irish long-distance runner
- Mercedes McCambridge (1916–2004), American actor
- Michael MacCambridge (born June 1963), American author, journalist and TV commentator
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Mac Néill, Eoin (1896). "Irish in the Glens of Antrim". Gaelic Journal. 6: 106–110. at p 107