McTavish is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, deriving from a Gaelic form of

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meaning “twin”. The surname McTavish or

MacTavish The surname MacTavish or McTavish is a Scottish surname, it is one Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''MacThàmhais'', i.e. ''son of Thomas. People Surname MacTavish * Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (1908–1998), Scottish journalist *Anne Mactavish, Canad ...

is a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

surname, it is one

Anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

''MacThàmhais'', i.e. son of

. Thus, McTAVISH. G. Mac Tamhais. (G. = Gaelic Anglicized: MacTamhais (MacTavish) = Thom(p)son in English Notable people with the surname include: *

Bob McTavish Bob McTavish (born 1944) is an Australian surfboard designer and member of the surfing hall of fame. He is often credited with the invention of the V-bottom surfboard and was one of a number of pioneering surfer/shapers considered instrumenta ...

(born 1944), Australian surfboard designer *

Bob McTavish (footballer) Robert McTavish (26 October 1888 – 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark, Falkirk and Raith Rovers as an inside left. He also played in England for Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur. P ...

(1888–1972), Scottish footballer *

Bruce McTavish Bruce McTavish (born ) is a New Zealand-born Filipino boxing referee and philanthropist residing in the Philippines. He has been named World Boxing Council Referee of the Year in 2013, 2015, and 2017. A long time resident in the Philippines si ...

(1940–2025), New Zealand boxing referee *

Dale McTavish Dale B. McTavish (born February 28, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McTavish played nine games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, recording one goal and two assists. He is currently a sc ...

(born 1972), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Devon McTavish (born 1984), American professional soccer player * George Archibald McTavish (1856–1886), farmer and politician * Gord McTavish (born 1954), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Gordon McTavish (1925–2019), Canadian curler and judge *

Graham McTavish Graham McTavish (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy, The Saint of Killers in the AMC series ''Preacher'', Dougal MacKenzie and William Buccleigh MacKenzie in t ...

(born 1961), Scottish actor and voice actor * Jessie McTavish, Scottish nurse convicted in 1974 of murdering a patient with insulin *

John McTavish (footballer, born 1885) John Kay McTavish (7 June 1885 – 4 April 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played for several clubs, including Falkirk, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and East Stirlingshire, and for Scotla ...

(1885–1944), Scottish footballer *

John McTavish (footballer, born 1932) John Roberts McTavish (2 February 1932 – 3 March 2025) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half in the Football League for Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, footba ...

(1932–2025), Scottish footballer * John McTavish (politician), Canadian politician * Mason McTavish (born 2003), Swiss professional ice hockey player *

Megan McTavish Megan McTavish (born April 2, 1949, Elgin, Illinois) is an United States, American television actress and soap opera writer. McTavish is best known for several head writing stints on ''All My Children''. Early career Before becoming a writer, Mc ...

(born 1949), American television actress *

Saunders McTavish William Storrie ( − 19 June 1900), pen name Saunders McTavish, was a businessman and politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia. Early life William Storrie was the third son of James Storrie of Glasgow, Scotland. He emigrated ...

, pen name of early settler, businessman and politician William Storrie in the

colony of South Australia A colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule, which rules the territory and its indigenous peoples separated from the foreign rulers, the colonizer, and their '' metropole'' (or "mother country"). This separated rule was often or ...

( − 19 June 1900) * Simon McTavish (1750–1804), Scots-Canadian businessman, fur trader, and philanthropist *

Waldo McTavish Skillings Waldo McTavish Skillings (September 9, 1906 – November 6, 1981) was an insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia. After an unsuccessful run in the 1941 provincial election as a Conservative candidate, he represented Victoria ...

(1906–1981), politician and insurance agent

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Mactavish The surname MacTavish or McTavish is a Scottish surname, it is one Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''MacThàmhais'', i.e. ''son of Thomas. People Surname MacTavish * Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (1908–1998), Scottish journalist *Anne Mactavish, Canad ...

Scottish Gaelic-language surnames

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