MacMillan, Macmillan, McMillan, and M'Millan are variants of a
Scottishsurname; see also the similar surname
McMillen. The origin of the name derives from the origin of the Scottish
Clan MacMillan. The progenitor of the clan was said to be Airbertach, Hebridean prince of the old royal house of Moray. Airbertach had a son named Cormac, who was a bishop, and Cormac's own son Gilchrist, or in
Gaelic, Gille Chriosd, the progenitor of the Clann an Mhaoil, was a religious man like his father. Because of this, Gille Chriosd wore the
tonsure, which gave him the nickname Maolan or Gillemaol. As a
Columban priest, his head would have been shaved over the front of his head in the style of
Saint John the Evangelist, rather than at the vertex of his head (the dominant style in
The Church of Rome). This distinctive tonsure is described in Gaelic as 'Mhaoillan'. The name MacMillan thus literally means, "son of the tonsure".
People having this name include:
People
Robbie Coltrane (real name Anthony McMillan, (1950–2022), British actor
Brockway McMillan (1915–2016), American scientist, former undersecretary of the Air Force and the second director of the National Reconnaissance Office
Carl McMillan, partner of Mike Biggs, TV sitcom Mike & Molly
N. McMillan, a character in the manga Black Butler
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameMcMillan. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
MacMillan, Macmillan, McMillan, and M'Millan are variants of a
Scottishsurname; see also the similar surname
McMillen. The origin of the name derives from the origin of the Scottish
Clan MacMillan. The progenitor of the clan was said to be Airbertach, Hebridean prince of the old royal house of Moray. Airbertach had a son named Cormac, who was a bishop, and Cormac's own son Gilchrist, or in
Gaelic, Gille Chriosd, the progenitor of the Clann an Mhaoil, was a religious man like his father. Because of this, Gille Chriosd wore the
tonsure, which gave him the nickname Maolan or Gillemaol. As a
Columban priest, his head would have been shaved over the front of his head in the style of
Saint John the Evangelist, rather than at the vertex of his head (the dominant style in
The Church of Rome). This distinctive tonsure is described in Gaelic as 'Mhaoillan'. The name MacMillan thus literally means, "son of the tonsure".
People having this name include:
People
Robbie Coltrane (real name Anthony McMillan, (1950–2022), British actor
Brockway McMillan (1915–2016), American scientist, former undersecretary of the Air Force and the second director of the National Reconnaissance Office
Carl McMillan, partner of Mike Biggs, TV sitcom Mike & Molly
N. McMillan, a character in the manga Black Butler
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameMcMillan. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.