McTavish

English

Alternative forms

• MacTavish, McCavish

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais (“son of Thomas”).

Proper noun

McTavish (plural McTavishes)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McTavish is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. McTavish is most common among White (90.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McTavish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.