Mackle (Irish: Ó Machail or Ó Maicill[1]) is a Scottish surname. It comes from the Middle Scots "Meikill" (also spelled "Meikle" or "Mekill"), meaning "big, large".[2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Barbara Jane Mackle (born 1948), American heiress and kidnapping victim
- Damian Mackle (born 1985), Northern Irish professional wrestler
- Mackle Brothers, American land developers
- Marisa Mackle (born c. 1973), Irish novelist
References
edit- ^ Oates, Gerry (2017). "Three County Armagh Family Names: MacAvinchey, Mackle and Nugent". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 26 (2): 123. JSTOR 48569176. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Black, George Fraser (1946). The Surnames of Scotland. Birlinn. ISBN 0871041723.
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