McCormick (surname) the deaths of several prominent MacCormicks of County Fermanagh; the last of these died in 1431. Another possible derivation of the name is that it comes from the gaelic "Mac Cormaic" which comes from "corb" and "mac" meaning "Ravenson". Scottish and Irish patronymic surnames frequently have the prefix Mac or Mc. When these surnames were originally developed, they were formed by adding the Gaelic word, mac, which means son of, to the name of the original bearer's father, or to the father's trade. Patrick C. McCormick 1979-1983 Cobra Gunship Pilot 1/17th 82nd Airborne McCormick (surname) McCormick is a family name
Forrestal (surname) Forrestal (surname) Forrestal or Forristal (Irish: Ó Fuireastal), is an old Irish surname common in the southeast of Ireland, namely in the counties of Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford. The name has been spelled in many different forms, all of which are related to the same family including; O'Forristal, Forrestal, Forristal, Forestal, Forestal, Forrestall, Foristal, and in medieval times, Forstall. Forestell is a variation found in Canada. Also, in Gaelic Irish as Ó Fuireastal (pronounced O'Furristhawl), Mac Fuireastal, and Mac An Choill. The Forristals were rooted in Glenmore parish, County Kilkenny, where they held several castles, some of which were located