Origin Displayed: Irish-Alt
Origins Available: Irish-Alt, Irish, Scottish
Spelling variations of this family name include: MacQuay, MacCay, MacQuey, MacQuoid, MacKaw, MacKy, MacKye, MacCoy, McQuay, McCoy and many more.First found in Sutherland where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Denis McCoy and his wife Catharine, who were colonists in Amelia county, Virginia in 1719; Benajmin McCoy, who was an English convict sent to Maryland in 1744. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009) Motto Translated: Restrain licentiousness
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