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McCristol Surname Definition:

MACCRISTAL, Macchrystal: 'son of Cristal' or 'Chrystal' (Lowland Scots diminutive of Christopher). Macchrystal is a current Galloway form of the name. Decreet against Neil M'Cristell or Mcristall in Gortnagower for rent, 1672 (HP., II, p.

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McCristol Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McCristol Surname Meaning

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MACCRISTAL, Macchrystal: 'son of Cristal' or 'Chrystal' (Lowland Scots diminutive of Christopher). Macchrystal is a current Galloway form of the name. Decreet against Neil M'Cristell or Mcristall in Gortnagower for rent, 1672 (HP., II, p. 207,217).

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

As this name, is derived from the diminutive of Christopher it is more properly spelt MacChristal, but the form given above is now the more usual. It is seldom met outside Ulster. Woulfe says it is a Co.

Down name but in fact it belongs rather to Counties Armagh and Tyrone as modern birth registrations testify.

The hearth money rolls of the 1660's record it in those counties and also Co. Derry, with one family in Co. Antrim. The name is of Scottish origin and was introduced into Ireland in the seventeenth century.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Chrystal is a diminutive of Christopher. It is a Scottish name in Cos. Armagh and Tyrone since the seventeenth century. SIF 45

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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