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MacKinney History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

MacKinney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The Scottish name MacKinney is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Shimidh, a patronymic name from the Gaelic meaning 'son of Simon' (Simmie), of old Mack Himy. 1

Turning back the clocks of time, we found Simon Fraser in 1570 gave this interesting note about the Simon: "A name pretty rare in Scotland, south or north, although kindly to this famely, being the first name it had, and hence the Lord Lovat is called M'Khimy."

Early Origins of the MacKinney family

The surname MacKinney was first found in Tweedale in Peebles-shire. They are said to descend from a Norman family from Anjou, in the Seigneurie of La Frezeliere, where their name was Frezell, they were one of the many Norman families invited north by King David of Scotland, and were granted lands at Keith in East Lothian in 1160.

The first chief to settle was named Simon Frazer, and his lands were called Keith Simon. Their stronghold was Oliver Castle on the Tweed.

The name is thought to have derived from Simon Fraser killed at Halidon Hill in 1333. By 1506, the family had achieved such notoriety that "King James IV granted in heritage to Ewin Makkymme the half of Lepinquhillin in Bute and to John Makkymmie the other half. These Makkymmes may have been the sons of Symon M'Watt who is in record in 1499." 1

Early History of the MacKinney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacKinney research. Another 322 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1333, 1529, 1542, 1550, 1586, 1590, 1609, 1641, 1658, 1662, 1708, 1716 and 1890 are included under the topic Early MacKinney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacKinney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacKimmie, Mackhimmie, MacShimmie, MacCammie, MacKymmie, MacKymmey, MacImmey, MacImmie, McKimmie, McShimmie, McCammie, McKynnie, McKymmey, McImmey and many more.

Early Notables of the MacKinney family

More information is included under the topic Early MacKinney Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the MacKinney family to Ireland

Some of the MacKinney family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacKinney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacKinney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Makyn Mackinney, who landed in Maryland in 1659 2

MacKinney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eliza MacKinney, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 2
George MacKinney, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 2

MacKinney migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

MacKinney Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Joseph Mackinney, English convict from Nottingham, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 29, 1828, settling in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name MacKinney (post 1700) +

Loren G. MacKinney (b. 1941), American college football player, awarded the Francis Hardon Burr Award
John J. MacKinney, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Butler, Pennsylvania, 1916 4
Jared MacKinney (1982-2010), Australian lance corporal in the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment who was shot and killed in Deh Rahwod during the Battle of Derapet on 24 August 2010

The MacKinney Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Je suis prest
Motto Translation: I am ready.

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Albion voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1828 with 192 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1828
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html