Mạc (
Hán tự:
莫) is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as
Mo in Chinese and
Mua in
Hmong language
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. It is also of
Gaelic
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origin, meaning son, used as a prefix in many
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
and
Scottish surnames e.g.
MacDonald
Macdonald, MacDonald or McDonald may refer to:
Organisations
* McDonald's, a chain of fast food restaurants
* McDonald & Co., a former investment firm
* MacDonald Motorsports, a NASCAR team
* Macdonald Realty, a Canadian real estate brokerage f ...
, and
MacGregor.
Mac is the anglicised variation of the surname Mạc.
Distribution
As a surname, Mac is the 409th most common surname, in
Great Britain
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, with 23,149 bearers. It is most common in the
City of Aberdeen
gd, Comhairle Cathair Obar Dheathain
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, and
Greater Manchester
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, where it is the 25th and 107th most common surname, in both counties having 3,268 bearers, respectively. Other concentrations include, the
Western Isles
The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...
, (13th,1,712),
East Lothian
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the hi ...
, (63rd,1,698), the
City of Glasgow
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, (90th,3,188),
County Down
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, (147th,1,686),
East Sussex
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, (247th,1,646),
Belfast
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, (266th,1,682),
Berkshire
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, (383rd,1,696),
South Yorkshire
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I ...
, (466th,1,626),
Merseyside
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, (490th,1,624), and
Greater London
Greater may refer to:
* Greatness, the state of being great
*Greater than, in inequality
* ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 American film
* Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record
* "Greater" (song), by MercyMe, 2014
* Greater Bank, an Austra ...
, (1,189th,1,730).
Notable people with the surname Mạc
*
Mạc Đĩnh Chi
Mạc Đĩnh Chi (; 1272–1346) was a renowned Vietnamese Confucian scholar who was the highest-scoring graduate in the palace examinations at the age of only twenty-four. He served three Trần dynasty emperors—first Trần Anh Tông until 1314 ...
*
Mạc Cửu
Cửu (, vi-hantu, 鄚玖, vi, Mạc Cửu; km, ម៉ាក គីវ ''or'' ; 1655–1736), also spelled Mok Kui, was a Chinese exile who founded the Principality of Hà Tiên and ruled as its first monarch. He played a role in the relati ...
, a Chinese adventurer who played a role in relations between Cambodia and the Nguyen court
*
Mạc Đăng Doanh
:*
Mạc Đăng Dung
Mạc Đăng Dung (chữ Hán; 莫 登 庸; 23 November 1483 – 22 August 1541), also known by his temple name Mạc Thái Tổ (), was an emperor of Vietnam and the founder of the Mạc dynasty. Previously a captain of the imperial guard (Praeto ...
, a Vietnamese emperor and the founder of the Mạc dynasty
**
Mạc dynasty
The Mạc dynasty ( vi, Nhà Mạc / ''Mạc triều''; Hán Nôm: 茹莫 / 莫朝) (1527-1627), as known as House of Mạc ruled the whole of Đại Việt between 1527 and 1540 and the northern part of the country from 1540 until 1593, and t ...
, ruled the northern provinces of Vietnam from 1527 until 1592
:*
Mạc Mậu Hợp
Mạc Mậu Hợp (莫茂洽, 1560–1593) was the fifth and effectively last reigning emperor of the Mạc dynasty from 1562 to 1593. Biography
Mạc Mậu Hợp was born in 1560 at Đông Đô. He became the emperor in 1562.
In 1592, the Southe ...
Notable people with the surname Mac
*
Alison Mac
Alison Mac is a British actress from North East England. She has played Wilf (daughter of Jerome Flynn's character 'Tom McCabe') in the short lived BBC Wildlife Drama Series ''Badger'' from 1999 to 2000. She is probably best known for her portra ...
, British actress
*
Bernie Mac
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fell ...
, American comedian
*
Annie Mac
Annie Mac (born 18 July 1978), is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents ...
, Irish DJ and presenter
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Vietnamese-language surnames
vi:Mạc (họ)