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McCabe (surname)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McCabe or MacCabe are surnames of Irish or Scottish origin. McCabe is ranked 1,200th most common surname in the 1990 United States Census,[1] and MacCabe is ranked 43,031th.[1]
Contents
* 1 Origin
* 2 Notable people surnamed McCabe
* 3 Notable people surnamed MacCabe
* 4 References
Origin
MacCabe, McCabe are Anglicizations of MacCába (Irish Gaelic), meaning son of Cába.[2] The nickname or personal name Cába, is of an uncertain meaning.[2]
The MacCabes were originally from the Western Isles of Scotland, and settled in Ireland with the arrival of the Gallowglass[3] (foreign soldiers from the highlands and isles of Scotland). The MacCabes were thought to have originally settled in Breifne, what is today County Cavan and County Leitrim.
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