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Macey History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

MacEy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

The MacEy surname is derived from the Gaelic MacAoidh; "Aoidh" is Gaelic for fire, as well as the name of a pagan god.

Early Origins of the MacEy family

The surname MacEy was first found in Sutherland (Gaelic: Cataibh), a former county in northern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Highland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the MacEy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacEy research. Another 276 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1329, 1408, 1411, 1429, 1506 and 1575 are included under the topic Early MacEy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacEy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacKay, MacCay, MacQuey, MacQuoid, MacKaw, MacKy, MacKye, MacCoy, McCoy and many more.

Early Notables of the MacEy family

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

MacEy Ranking

In the United States, the name MacEy is the 14,252^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the MacEy family to Ireland

Some of the MacEy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 63 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacEy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacEy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Macey, who landed in Virginia in 1638 2

MacEy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

T R Macey, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
Jacob Macey, who landed in New York in 1897 2

MacEy migration to Australia +

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

MacEy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Samuel Macey, (Maisey), (b. 1798), aged 20, English labourer who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for pick pocketing, transported aboard the "Baring" in December 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1880 3
Mr. Edward Macey, (b. 1800), aged 19, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for pick pocketing, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1834 4
James Macey, English convict from Wiltshire, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 5

Contemporary Notables of the name MacEy (post 1700) +

Jonathan R. Macey, American Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law at Yale Law School
Reese L. Macey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1936 6
John R. Macey, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1968-81 (acting, 1968) 6
Jesse Macey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908 6
Harold Macey, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1948 6
Lance Macey, New Zealand gold medalist lawn bowls competitor at the 1938 British Empire Games
Hubert "Hub" Macey (1921-2008), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey forward
Adrian Macey (b. 1948), English-born, New Zealand diplomat
Reg Macey (b. 1936), former Australian politician from Melbourne
David Macey (1949-2011), English translator and intellectual historian
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The MacEy 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: Manu forti
Motto Translation: With a strong hand.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baring
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html