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Mitchell (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaning ‘the son of Michael’, which itself means ‘who is like God’. From the Hebrew name Michael through the softened French form Michel, and later as Mitchell. The Gaelic form of the name was ‘Mac Gille Michael’.

Murray (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
There are several origins for this surname. (1) A locational name meaning ‘of Moray’, from the Moray Firth in North East Scotland. From Old Celtic and Gaelic elements meaning ‘a settlement by the sea’. (2) A development of the Gaelic Mac Muireadhaigh, meaning ‘the son of the sea man’. (3) From the Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhuire, which means ‘the son of the

Wilson (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name meaning ‘Will’s son’. Will is a shortened form of William or Willelm. Derived from ‘wil’, meaning ‘desire’, and ‘helm’, a ‘helmet’ which offered protection, to mean ‘willing warrior’. A popular name in Scotland, arriving by early settlers, mostly from England. There is a place in the English county of Devon called Wilson’s Rock.

Wright (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
An occupational name meaning a carpenter, cartwright, a maker of wheels, and from a person who made their living as a shipwright. The name derives from the Old English word ‘wyrhta’ meaning a craftsman, from the verb ‘wyrcan’, meaning ‘to work or construct’. The name arrived in Scotland by settlers, where Rauf le Wrighte was burgess of Stirling in 1296.

Johnson (Scottish) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
An Anglo-Scottish surname meaning ‘John’s son’. The personal name John derives from the Hebrew name ‘Yochanan’, which means ‘God has favoured me with a son’.