Etymology

McCance

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghuis
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Aonghuis“son of Angus”
  2. English todayMcCance

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghuis (“son of Angus”). Compare McInnis and McGinnis.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.