Is the last name McVaney german or irish?

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Is the last name McVaney german or irish?

Answer 1

Anytime you see the prefix Mc, Mac the name is either Scottish or Irish.  It means son of.

Fitz is Irish and means son of.

O is Irish and means descendant of.

Answer 2

definitely irish.

Answer 3

The previous contributor is right about "O"-it does mean from, but "Mc" is son of, it comes from the irish "mac".

Fitx is norman from the french who came to Ireland in the 11th century.

I would say your name is defiantley Irish but has probably been anglicised a bit to make it easier to pronounce.

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

MCvaney is a Irish

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Answer 5

McVaney is not Scottish but similar Scots names are McVean and McBean . Erroneous to assume Mc is Irish . The form used in Victorian writings in Scotland was usually M' eg M'Donald . Many people tracing their  roots find the spellings vary between both Mc and Mac . Both forms found in 100% Scots genealogical ancestry !

Answer 6

MCvaney is a IRish Last name Anything With MC Is irish....

Answer 7

All of the McVaney immigrants came from the Celtic islands. 4 From Ireland, 4 from England, and 2 from Scotland.

Many German surnames have off (ex. Berghoff), sch (ex. Schmidt), mann (ex. Zimmerman) hardt (ex. Earnhardt), and ndt (ex. Brandt). While many Irish and Scottish names have Mc (ex. McShane), O (O'Hare), ham (Cunningham), and gan (ex. Hagan)

Hope this helps =D

Answer 8

I'd say def Irish.

Answer 9

I think it is Irish! Most Irish people have Mc-something or O' something. German,Russians and stuff kid of end with "vich" or something in that nature but the don't start with "Mc", unless he/she is half german and irish than they are Both!!