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Old 29th January 2009, 22:53
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Originally Posted by dyannam View Post
Is there a difference between a raised and unraised c in someones surname? I was told the a raised c in a name indicates Scottish descent, and the opposite is Irish descent. Is this true?
As you will find that those who are "Mac" followed by a lower case letter (eg, Mackenzie, Macdonald, Macleod etc) generally have some, perhaps distant, connection with in the Highlands and Islands, I think it's clear that what you were told is completely wrong.
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