MacFadyen

MacFadyen is a Scottish and Irish patronymic surname meaning "son of little Patrick". The Celtic prefix "Mac" means "son of", while "Fadyen" is a derivative of the Scottish Gaelic Phaid(e)in or Irish Pháidín, meaning "little Patrick". It is a variant of the surname McFadden, which has other variants.^[1]^[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

Allan Macfadyen (1860–1907), Scottish bacteriologist
Angus Macfadyen (born 1963), Scottish actor
Christie MacFadyen, Canadian actress
Donnie Macfadyen (born 1979), Scottish rugby player
Donald Macfadyen, Lord Macfadyen (1945–2008), Scottish lawyer and judge
Elmer MacFadyen (1943–2007), Canadian politician
Gavin MacFadyen (1940–2016), American investigative journalist
Ian Macfadyen, (born 1942), British retired Air Marshal
Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974), English actor
Ross Macfadyen, Scottish broadcast professional
Willie MacFadyen (1904–1971), Scottish football player and manager

^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon (2022). Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245115. Retrieved 14 September 2024. A surname example is MacFadyen (see mcFadden) from Mac Phaidín.
^ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "McFadden". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[1] Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon (2022). Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245115. Retrieved 14 September 2024. A surname example is MacFadyen (see mcFadden) from Mac Phaidín.

[2] Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter (30 November 2022). "McFadden". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

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