MacGaradh Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
MacGaradh Surname Definition:
MACGARADH: This name was an invention of John Hay Allan who later blossomed forth as John Sobieski Stuart, joint author of the Vestiarium Scoticum, the great clan tartan fabrication. Garadh, he says, in Gaelic signifies 'a dike or barrier,' and is thus nearly synonymous with French haie, whence the surname Hay in his The Bridal of Caolchairn and other poems, London and Edinburgh, 1822, he spins a picturesque tale of the heroic deeds of the first recorded of the family who at Luncarty 'stood between the flying Scots and the victorious Danes like a wall or barrier of defence,' and the later adventures of his descendants in Normandy and Britain (p.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
MacGaradh Surname Meaning
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MACGARADH: This name was an invention of John Hay Allan who later blossomed forth as John Sobieski Stuart, joint author of the Vestiarium Scoticum, the great clan tartan fabrication. Garadh, he says, in Gaelic signifies 'a dike or barrier,' and is thus nearly synonymous with French haie, whence the surname Hay in his The Bridal of Caolchairn and other poems, London and Edinburgh, 1822, he spins a picturesque tale of the heroic deeds of the first recorded of the family who at Luncarty 'stood between the flying Scots and the victorious Danes like a wall or barrier of defence,' and the later adventures of his descendants in Normandy and Britain (p. 334-336).
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