McQuarrie
McQuarrie | |
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Family name | |
Meaning | a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name meaning "proud" or "noble". |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Language(s) of origin | derived from Gaelic: Mac Guaire. |
Related names | Macquarie, MacQuarrie |
McQuarrie is a family name of Scottish origin.[1] It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Guaire, which was a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name meaning "proud" or "noble".[1]
People with the family name McQuarrie
- Albert McQuarrie, (born 1918), British, politician.
- Christopher McQuarrie, (born 1968), American, screenwriter and director.
- Ralph McQuarrie, (1929–2012) American, conceptual designer and futurist.
- Stuart McQuarrie, (born 1963), actor.
- William Garland McQuarrie, (1876–1943), Canadian, lawyer and politician.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McQuarrie Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2008-01-13