Where does “McRae” come from?

McRae (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith, from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “McRae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicMac Raith—
2Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
3Middle Irishmacson
4Old Irishmaccson; child
5Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
6Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “McRae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →