Is Earnest McElfish an Irish Name or Scotland? Thank you, ...

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Question by Irish
Submitted on 2/12/2004
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Is Earnest McElfish an Irish Name or Scotland? Thank you, Irish

Answer by Mary Apicella
Submitted on 3/6/2004
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I'm told it's Scot.

Answer by el burro
Submitted on 4/26/2004
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McElfish. Mc has anythig to do with to the irish, only McDonals. The "El" is mexican, like el burro. i say last name comes from a mexican McFish.

Answer by B. McElfish
Submitted on 11/18/2004
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I know for a fact it's Irish. My last name too, you see. Positively Irish.

Answer by Distant cousin
Submitted on 5/4/2005
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McElfish is Scottish. Anyone with that name is descended from a David Macelfish, who emigrated in the late 1600s from Edinburgh. See http://www.historiclondontown.com/mayorshouse.html for information about him.

Answer by brianna
Submitted on 12/30/2006
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Answer by Kyle son of a fish
Submitted on 5/26/2007
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i am a mcelfish and i am told it is scottish. also i hear that Mc in scottish means "son of", now if the the El is spanish then my last name means "son of the fish."

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