Mac

Scottish or Irish

"son of"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

Mac Origin and Meaning

The name Mac is a boy's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "son of".

In Ireland and Scotland, Mac and Mc mean "son of"; here, Mac is a generic fella, or a short form cooler than either Matt or Max. Mac can be a nickname of any longer Mac or Mc starting name such as McCoy or Macalister. If you want to make it feel more complete, you can always spell it Mack.

# 605 in the US

Mac Rank in US Top 1000

# 212 on Nameberry

Mac Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Mac Popularity

605US2022
212Nameberry2023
9Unique2018
682Future2028
172Scotland2022
92Dogs2022
89Cats2022

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Mac in Pop Culture

Ronald "Mac" McDonaldcharacter in TV's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
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Mac Bradfordcharacter from the movie "Point Blank"
Captain Maca character in video game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
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Little Maca character in the "Punch,Out!!" video game series
Mac Garganvillain in Spider,Man comics

Mac Taylorcharacter from TV's "CSI: NY"
Cindy "Mac" Mackenziea character from TV's "Veronica Mars"
Randle "Mac" McMurphycharacter in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Angus "Mac" MacGyvermain character on TV's "MacGyver"
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