151 Global MCVITTIE Family Members

MCVITTIE Family History

Recorded in many forms of which McVitty is probably the most well known but including MacVitie, MacVittie, MacVittae, MacVity, MacVeighty, MacWittie, and in the short forms commcening "Mc", this is a famous Scottish surname, which is also well recorded in Ireland. It is said to have developed in the the Scottish counties of Galloway and Ayr, and these are areas which traditionally have the very close associations with Ireland as well as being only twelve miles away at the nearest point. It has been claimed although without conclusive proof, that the origin is the ancient pre 12th century Gaelic word "bhiadh".