Auchincloss
| Auchincloss | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔkənklɑs/[1] |
| Meaning | "stone field" (a place-name) |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Related names | Auchinclose |
Auchincloss is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from an area in Ayrshire known as Auchincloich, which is Scottish Gaelic for "field of stones",[2] from achadh ("field") and clach ("stone").[3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Hugh D. Auchincloss (1897–1976), American stockbroker and lawyer
- James C. Auchincloss (1885–1976), American businessman and politician
- Lily Auchincloss (1922–2008), American journalist, philanthropist and art collector
- Louis Auchincloss (1917–2010), American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist
See also
- Auchinleck, a name with a similar meaning, but derived from a different word for "stone": leac ("slab").
References
- ↑ The New Oxford American Dictionary (3rd ed.). 2010, 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Anderson, William (1865). Genealogy and Surnames: With Some Heraldic and Biographical Notices. Ritchie. p. 105.
- ↑ Scottish Geographical Magazine. Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 1922. p. 35.