MacAndrew explained

MacAndrew is a Scottish surname. Irish forms of the name include Mac Aindréis and Mac Aindriú. The name was assumed by a branch of the Irish Barrett family. In Ireland, the surname is mainly found in the counties of Mayo and Donegal.^[1]

People

• Charles MacAndrew, 1st Baron MacAndrew (1888–1979), Scottish politician
• Hector MacAndrew (1903–1980), Scottish fiddler
• Henry Macandrew (1866–1919), British Army general
• James Macandrew (1819–1887), New Zealand ship-owner and politician
• James Orr MacAndrew (1899–1979), Scottish politician
• Jennie Macandrew (1866–1949), New Zealand pianist, organist, music teacher and conductor
• Robert MacAndrew (1802–1873), British merchant and ship-owner, marine dredger, Fellow of the Royal Society, naturalist and collector of shells
• Baron MacAndrew, of the Firth of Clyde, title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Places

• Macandrew Bay, New Zealand

Things

• MV Empire MacAndrew, British grain ship

See also

• McAndrew, variant spelling
• Mac Andrew, Australian rules footballer

Notes and References

1. Book: de Bhulbh, S . 1997 . Sloinnte na h-Éireann: Irish Surnames . Comhar-Chumann Íde Naofa Teo . Limerick . 0-9530560-0-7 . 6, 257 . .