McCrachen Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the McCracken surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What McCrachen means

Ancestors listed as McCrachen are often found as McCracken a generation earlier. Taken at its root, McCrachen points to “son of Reachtain, 'law'”.

McCrachen writes “h” in place of the “k” found in McCracken, a common scribal difference. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: MacCracken and McCrackin.

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