Mac Amhalghaidh Mac Amhalghaidh Mac Amhalghaidh is an Irish masculine surname. The name translates into English as "son of "Amhalghadh"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of the surname for unmarried females is Nic Amhalghaidh. The forms for married females are Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh and Mhic Amhalghaidh. The Irish "Mac Amhalghaidh" has numerous Anglicised forms. The surname has been borne by at least one notable Irish family. A cognate of "Mac Amhalghaidh" is the Scottish Gaelic MacAmhalghaidh; the feminine form of which is NicAmhalghaidh. There are several
Fitzpatrick (surname) Fitzpatrick (surname) The surname Fitzpatrick is the known translation of at least two different surnames: Mac Giolla Phádraig and Ó Maol Phádraig from the original Irish to English. Currently, it is ranked as the 60th most common surname in Ireland with an estimated 12,700 individuals bearing the name. While both "Mac Giolla Phádraig" and "Ó Maol Phádraig" have similar meanings, they are likely unrelated; yet both have arrived in the modern era as "Fitzpatrick". Despite the prefix ""Fitz-"", Fitzpatrick is not a name of Hiberno-Norman descent. Giolla Phádraig (means "the devotee of Patrick"). Gilla Patráic mac Donnchada was a tenth