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MacKettigan Surname Definition:
MACKETTIGAN: This sept were anciently the territorial proprietors of Clan-diarmada, now Clan-dermot, co. Kerry, over which county and Donegal the name is still extant.
MacKettigan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACKETTIGAN: This sept were anciently the territorial proprietors of Clan-diarmada, now Clan-dermot, co. Kerry, over which county and Donegal the name is still extant.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKettigan | 95 | 0 | / |
| MacGettigan | 91 | 47 | / |
| McGettigan | 86 | 2,337 | / |
| McGhettigan | 82 | 10 | / |
| McGettyigan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mecgettigan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Macatigan | 80 | 4 | / |
| McGetigan | 80 | 3 | / |
| McGettgan | 80 | 0 | / |
| McGittigan | 76 | 41 | / |
| McGattigan | 76 | 4 | / |
| Megettigan | 76 | 2 | / |
| Macatighan | 76 | 1 | / |
| McGettican | 76 | 1 | / |
| Makatigwan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mcgettegan | 76 | 1 | / |
| McGettagan | 76 | 1 | / |
| McGetiigan | 76 | 1 | / |
| McGottigan | 76 | 0 | / |
| McTwigan | 74 | 24 | / |
| Mcdeigan | 74 | 24 | / |
| Makkittikan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Macatagan | 70 | 14 | / |
| McTwiggan | 70 | 10 | / |
| Makatagan | 70 | 4 | / |
| McGitigan | 70 | 0 | / |
| McGetegan | 70 | 0 | / |
| McGedigan | 70 | 0 | / |
| Migetigan | 70 | 0 | / |
| McGatigan | 70 | 0 | / |
| Makkitikan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Maktaghyan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Makatigona | 67 | 10 | / |
| Makhotgana | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGottigun | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGeddigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Magattagan | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGittegan | 67 | 0 | / |
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