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MacFend Surname Definition:
MACFEND: A surname confined apparently to Caithness. George M'Fend and David M'Fhend in Braibster, 1655 and 1665; Donald M'Fend in Canisbay, 1656; and Margaret M'Fend in Freswick, 1663 (Canisbay, p. 4, 6, 14.)
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MACFEND: A surname confined apparently to Caithness. George M'Fend and David M'Fhend in Braibster, 1655 and 1665; Donald M'Fend in Canisbay, 1656; and Margaret M'Fend in Freswick, 1663 (Canisbay, p. 4, 6, 14.)
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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