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[Facts] MY LAST NAME

by PAULA (MCCLELLAN) CRISPIN (guest)

11/22/2003, 7:57 AM

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT THE MEANING OF MY LAST NAME.IT IS MCCLELLAN,OF SCOTCH/IRISH DESCENT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FIND OUT THE MEANING OF MY HUSBANDS LAST NAME.IT IS CRISPIN.I DO NOT KNOW WHAT DESCENT IT IS. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP

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- Jordan (guest)

11/22/2003, 4:04 PM

McClellan

McClellan: "Son of the devotee of St. Imchad" (Gaelic).

Also found MacLellan, which might be related: MacIllFhaolain, Clann 'IcIllFhaolain. "Son of the servant of St. Fillan"; a quite numerous family in Galloway in the 14th C. Some Maclellan's of Perthshire claim to be a branch of Clan MacNab. Maclellan.

- Miranda (Randee15)

11/22/2003, 3:26 PM

Crispin <-- Click the hyperlink.

Sorry, I don't know about the surname McClellan.

Miranda

- Shalise Oberdorfer (guest) +1

11/22/2003, 1:52 PM

MY LAST NAME IS OBERDORFER AND NO OTHER SITE HAS ANY INFO ON IT SO WHERE DID MY ANCESTORS COME FROM? ALSO MY MOTHERS MAIDEN NamE IS KARDOS AND I FOUND SOME HISTORY.

- Larissa (guest)

11/24/2003, 11:34 AM

Oberdorfer sounds German to me...

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