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Mackle

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Mackle (Irish: Ó Machail or Ó Maicill[1]) is a Scottish surname. It comes from the Middle Scots "Meikill" (also spelled "Meikle" or "Mekill"), meaning "big, large".[2] Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ Oates, Gerry (2017). "Three County Armagh Family Names: MacAvinchey, Mackle and Nugent". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 26 (2): 123. JSTOR 48569176. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ Black, George Fraser (1946). The Surnames of Scotland. Birlinn. ISBN 0871041723.