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MacAlbea Surname Definition:
MACALBEA: People of this name were tenants on the estate of Balnespick in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The name has entirely died out or become merged with that of Macbean (Grant, An Old Highland farm). It was at one time the common local name in Badenoch of a small sept of Macbains known as Clann 'ac' Albheatha probably a form of Maelbeth.
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MACALBEA: People of this name were tenants on the estate of Balnespick in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The name has entirely died out or become merged with that of Macbean (Grant, An Old Highland farm). It was at one time the common local name in Badenoch of a small sept of Macbains known as Clann 'ac' Albheatha probably a form of Maelbeth. Popular tradition, ignorant of the true meaning of the name, made the sept of Macbain the descendant of a foundling child left in the retreat of the Young Pretender's army on Alvie Moor, under a birch bush, where some countrymen found the fair-haired boy and brought him up as M'Ceal-bheithe, 'White son of the Birch' (Macbain).
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macalbe | 93 | 82 | / |
| Macalber | 88 | 81 | / |
| Macalbas | 88 | 23 | / |
| Macaluea | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacAlbee | 88 | 1 | / |
| Macalua | 80 | 1,530 | / |
| Macalbi | 80 | 84 | / |
| Macalwa | 80 | 73 | / |
| Macalva | 80 | 8 | / |
| Masalbe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Makalbe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mecalbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macolbas | 75 | 46 | / |
| MacAlvey | 75 | 18 | / |
| Macaluey | 75 | 4 | / |
| Macaluay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Macalves | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makgalba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mocalbat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makalbai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maikalbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macaalbi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macalver | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masalbas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macalwad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makalbaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maccaluha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makalwe | 67 | 1,024 | / |
| McAlvey | 67 | 176 | / |
| Mchalwa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Masalbi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Makalwa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Makalbi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Makalua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mosalbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mecolba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makolba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macalimpay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocalua | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAlvie | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacAlvy | 67 | 0 | / |
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