McCambridge explained

McCambridge or MacCambridge is a Gaelic surname of Kintyre origin. From there the name spread to Antrim as early as the 17th century.^[1] The Irish version Mac Ambróis, "son of Ambrose", was first suggested by Eoin Mac Néill but he qualified it with a question mark.^[2] An alternative derivation may be from the more common Mac Anndrais. Notable people with the surname include:

• Gerry McCambridge, American magician
• Jimmy McCambridge (1905–1988), Northern Irish footballer
• John McCambridge (c1793–1873), Antrim Gaelic scholar
• John McCambridge (born 1944), American football player and player of Canadian football
• Keith McCambridge (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Maria McCambridge (born 1975), Irish long-distance runner
• Mercedes McCambridge (1916–2004), American actor
• Michael MacCambridge (born June 1963), American author, journalist and TV commentator

Notes and References

1. Book: Muhr. Kay. Ó hAisibéil. Liam. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 2021. 978-0-19-880326-3. 448.
2. Mac Néill. Eoin. 1896. Irish in the Glens of Antrim. Gaelic Journal. 6. 106–110. at p 107