McTavish or MacTavish is a Scottish and Irish surname, it is one Anglicised form of the Gaelic MacThàmhais, i.e. son of Thomas.
Thus, McTAVISH. G. Mac Tamhais. (G. = Gaelic Anglicized: MacTamhais (MacTavish) = Thom(p)son in English
Notable people with the surname include:
Bob McTavish (born 1944), Australian surfboard designer Bob McTavish (footballer) (1888–1972), Scottish footballer Bruce McTavish (1940–2025), New Zealand boxing referee Dale McTavish (born 1972), Canadian professional ice hockey player Devon McTavish (born 1984), American professional soccer player George Archibald McTavish (1856–1886), farmer and politician Gord McTavish (born 1954), Canadian professional ice hockey player Gordon McTavish (1925–2019), Canadian curler and judge Graham McTavish (born 1961), Scottish actor and voice actor Jessie McTavish, Scottish nurse convicted in 1974 of murdering a patient with insulin John McTavish (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1944), Scottish footballer John McTavish (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2025), Scottish footballer John McTavish (politician), Canadian politician Mason McTavish (born 2003), Swiss professional ice hockey player Megan McTavish (born 1949), American television actress Saunders McTavish, pen name of early settler, businessman and politician William Storrie in the colony of South Australia ( − 19 June 1900) Simon McTavish (1750–1804), Scots-Canadian businessman, fur trader, and philanthropist Vladimir McTavish (1955/1956–2026), Scottish comedian Waldo McTavish Skillings (1906–1981), politician and insurance agent
See also École McTavish Junior High Public School McTavish reservoir McTavish Street Clan MacTavish Tavish, a related given name
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