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'''McCartney''' is a surname of either [[Scottish Gaelic]]<ref name="MacLysaght">{{cite book | last = MacLysaght | first = Edward | date = 1985 |chapter = McCartney |chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hiGyDgAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PT55#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = The Surnames of Ireland | edition = 6 | location = Newbridge, Co. Kildare | publisher = Irish Academic Press | page = 55| isbn = 9781911024644}}</ref> or [[Irish language|Irish]]<ref name="Hanks1a">{{cite book | editor-last1 = Hanks | editor-first1 = Patrick | editor-last2 = Coates | editor-first2 = Richard | editor-last3 = McClure | editor-first3 = Peter |display-editors = 1 | date = 2016 |chapter = McCartney |chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA1744#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland | url = | location = Oxford | publisher = Oxford University Press | page = 1744 | isbn = 9780192527479}}</ref> origin.{{efn|Sources vary.}} It is derived from the Irish ''Mac Artáin''<ref name="Hanks1a"/> or ''Mac Cartaine'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woulfe |first=Patrick |date=1923 |title=Mac Cartaine - Irish Names and Surnames |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/macc/mac-cartaine.php |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=www.libraryireland.com}}</ref> or Gaelic ''Mac Artaine'',<ref name="Hanks2">{{cite book | editor-last = Hanks | editor-first = Patrick | date = 2003 |chapter = McCartney |chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=RA1-PA545#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = Dictionary of American Family Names | url = | location = New York | publisher = Oxford University Press | page = 545 | isbn = 9780199771691}}</ref> all meaning "son of Artán";<ref name="Hanks1a"/><ref name="Hanks2"/> ''Artán'' in turn is a diminutive of the forename ''Art'', meaning "[[bears in Ireland|bear]]".<ref name="Hanks1a"/> Variant spellings are '''McArtney''' and '''Cartney'''.<ref name="Hanks1a"/> It is related to the surname [[McCartan]],<ref name="Hanks1a"/> but should not be confused with [[McCarthy (surname)|McCarthy]] (Irish: ''Mac Cárthaigh''), which has different origins.<ref name="Hanks1b">{{cite book | editor-last1 = Hanks | editor-first1 = Patrick | editor-last2 = Coates | editor-first2 = Richard | editor-last3 = McClure | editor-first3 = Peter |display-editors = 1 | date = 2016 |chapter = McCarthy |chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA1744#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland | url = | location = Oxford | publisher = Oxford University Press | page = 1744 | isbn = 9780192527479}}</ref> It has also been used as a synonym of [[Mulhartagh]] (''Ó Maolfhathartaigh'') and McCaugherty (''Mac Eachmharcaigh'', i.e. [[McCafferty (surname)|McCafferty]]).<ref name="MacLysaght"/>


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The surname McCartney is commonly found in [[Glasgow]] in Scotland, [[Lancashire]] in England and Counties [[County Antrim|Antrim]] and [[County Down|Down]] in Ireland.<ref name="Hanks1a"/>


'''McCartney''' is surnames of Irish origin. It is derived from the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Mac Cartaine''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woulfe |first=Patrick |date=1923 |title=Mac Cartaine - Irish Names and Surnames |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/macc/mac-cartaine.php |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=www.libraryireland.com}}</ref> 'son of Artán', an old Celtic name meaning the '[[bears in Ireland|bear]]'. Variant spellings include '''Macartney''' and '''Cartney'''.
== History ==
Originally from [[Ireland]], the Macartney Kerns were a branch of the great family of [[MacCarthy Mor dynasty|MacCarthy Mór of Munster]], who were Kings of [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and Princes of [[Kingdom of Desmond|Desmond]]. The fifth son of Cormac Fionn (d.&nbsp;1248) was Donogh Cartnach who is the ancestor of the [[kern (soldier)|kerns]]. Donough Cartnach left two sons, the eldest Donal joined [[Edward Bruce]] (King of Ireland), brother of [[Robert the Bruce]] (King of Scotland). For serving under Robert the Bruce’s standard, Donal received a grant of land in Argyll, called [[Glen Artney]], from the King of Scotland.


Notable people with the surname include:
Some of Donal's descendants later moved to Galloway and settled in [[Auchinleck, Dumfries and Galloway|Auchinleck]] in [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Kirkcudbright]], Scotland. In Auchinleck in 1522 a George Macartney married Margaret McCulloch. Their grandson, Bartholomew McCartney had one child, George Macartney (b.&nbsp;1626). This George Macartney emigrated to [[Ulster]] from [[Scotland]]. He is the original ancestor of many of the families of Macartney in Ulster and Ireland including that of [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney]]. He bought the property of Lissanoure in 1649 near [[Cloughmills]], [[County Antrim]].

== People ==
* [[Dave McArtney]], New Zealand musician and songwriter
* [[Andrew McCartney]], Scottish footballer
* [[Andrew McCartney]], Scottish footballer
* [[Bill McCartney]] (born 1940), American evangelist and former football coach
* [[Bill McCartney]] (born 1940), American evangelist and former football coach
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* [[Willie McCartney]] (died 1948), Scottish football manager
* [[Willie McCartney]] (died 1948), Scottish football manager


==Notes==
== See also ==

{{Notelist}}
* [[McCartney (disambiguation)]]
* [[McCartan]]
* [[McCarthy (surname)|McCarthy]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 15:55, 15 August 2023

McCartney is surnames of Irish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Cartaine[1] 'son of Artán', an old Celtic name meaning the 'bear'. Variant spellings include Macartney and Cartney.

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Mac Cartaine - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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