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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Northern Irish (Donegal) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Eiteagáin, patronymic from the personal name Eiteagán, a diminutive of eite ‘wing’ (perhaps originally a byname for a swift runner).

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