Etymology

McColgan

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Colgan
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Colgan“son of Colga”
  2. English todayMcColgan

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Colgan (“son of Colga”), a personal name based on colg (“sword”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.