MacBrew Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

MacBrew Surname Definition:

MACBREW: An old Strathblane surname possibly derived from 'Gilcolmun filius Dovenaldi Macbref' mentioned in an inhibition by the bishop of Glasgow directed against Malcolm, earl of Lennox and his adherents in 1294 (RMP., p. 203). The name means 'son of the judge,' from britheimh, the genitive of britheamh.

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MacBrew Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

MacBrew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACBREW: An old Strathblane surname possibly derived from 'Gilcolmun filius Dovenaldi Macbref' mentioned in an inhibition by the bishop of Glasgow directed against Malcolm, earl of Lennox and his adherents in 1294 (RMP., p. 203). The name means 'son of the judge,' from britheimh, the genitive of britheamh. Alexander Makbreif, a follower of Donald Gorme of Sleat, had a remission for his part in the hership of Kenlochew and Trouternes in 1541 (RSS., II,3943), and Angus McBref, John Dow McBreif, and Angus McKeane Bref were followers of Murdow McCloyd of Codzauch in Lewis in his attack on the galley of the laird of Balcomie, one of the Fife adventurers, in 1600 (RPC., XIV p. cxxiii). Mikbrew 1681. See also Macbre.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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