MacTavish
Highland clan name
MacTavish is a Scottish surname of Gaelic origin, meaning "son of Tavish" (a form of Thomas).
It appears in Highland clan histories and has spread through Scottish diaspora.
The name surfaces in fiction as a stock Scottish character name: Captain MacTavish led the mission.
Like other Mac- surnames, it signals Scottish or Irish heritage.
Scottish
Related group sharing ancestry
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
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