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McEachurn Surname Definition:
MACEACHERN, Maceachearn, Macechern, Maceachran: Gaelic MacEach-thighearna, 'son of the horse-lord.' The name goes back to Old Irish when it appears as Ech-tigern. On the shaft of the cross at Kilkerran near Campbeltown, Kintyre, is the inscription: Hec est: crvx: Coleni: Mc: Heachyrna: et Katirine: uxoris: eivs (Drummond, Sculptured monuments of Iona, pl.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
McEachurn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACEACHERN, Maceachearn, Macechern, Maceachran: Gaelic MacEach-thighearna, 'son of the horse-lord.' The name goes back to Old Irish when it appears as Ech-tigern. On the shaft of the cross at Kilkerran near Campbeltown, Kintyre, is the inscription: Hec est: crvx: Coleni: Mc: Heachyrna: et Katirine: uxoris: eivs (Drummond, Sculptured monuments of Iona, pl. lxxxi). This is probably Colin MacEachern who was chief of the Macecherns in 1499. Charles M'Caichrane held lands in Kintyre, 1605 (HP., III, p. 84) N'Achieran appears in Kenmore, 1682 (DPD., I, p. 486). The name Anna Cheacharna is for Ann Maceachearn and Iain Ceachairne is for John Maceachearn. MacAcharn and McAcherne 1506; McAchern 1505, Makauchern 1507 M'Caichrane 1605 Makcacherne 1515, M'Caikorn 1694, MeCauchquharn 1541, M'Caychirn c. 1512, McCochran 1684, M'Eacharin 1647, M'Eacharne 1662, Makeacharne 1659, Makgacharne 1596; M'Gacharne, M'Kecherane, McKechern, M'Kechran, M'Kechrane, and M'Kechren all 1605. Epidion Akron is the name of the Mull of Kintyre in the Geography of Ptolemy, c. 140 A.D. The root of the name is epos, horse; the Epidii, a British tribe, were the 'horse folk,' and it is interesting to note that Kintyre in historic times has always been claimed as the home of the Maceacherns or Macecherns.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McEachrn | 94 | 3 | / |
| McEachern | 89 | 6,623 | / |
| McEachran | 89 | 942 | / |
| Mceachron | 89 | 725 | / |
| McEachren | 89 | 209 | / |
| McEacharn | 89 | 137 | / |
| McEachirn | 89 | 30 | / |
| McEachrin | 89 | 9 | / |
| McEachryn | 89 | 5 | / |
| MacEachrn | 89 | 1 | / |
| McEachorn | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacEachran | 84 | 159 | / |
| MacEachron | 84 | 101 | / |
| McEachrane | 84 | 97 | / |
| McEachreon | 84 | 36 | / |
| MacEachren | 84 | 12 | / |
| McEacheron | 84 | 10 | / |
| McEachearn | 84 | 7 | / |
| McEacheran | 84 | 7 | / |
| McEacheren | 84 | 6 | / |
| McEachrean | 84 | 1 | / |
| McEaachern | 84 | 1 | / |
| McEacherin | 84 | 1 | / |
| McEachirin | 84 | 1 | / |
| McEeachern | 84 | 0 | / |
| McEchron | 82 | 30 | / |
| McEchern | 82 | 10 | / |
| McEchran | 82 | 2 | / |
| McEacran | 82 | 1 | / |
| McEacron | 82 | 1 | / |
| McEchrin | 82 | 0 | / |
| McEchren | 82 | 0 | / |
| McEechern | 78 | 1 | / |
| McEchearn | 78 | 1 | / |
| McEackern | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEuchren | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEochern | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEackran | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEichran | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEackarn | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEcheron | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEucharn | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEackron | 78 | 0 | / |
| McEackrane | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacEaghern | 74 | 1 | / |
| McEckron | 71 | 29 | / |
| McEakren | 71 | 0 | / |
| McEckern | 71 | 0 | / |
| McIchern | 71 | 0 | / |
| McEcrron | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maskhurin | 67 | 21 | / |
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