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Origins Available: Dutch, Irish-Alt, Irish, Scottish
Where did the Dutch MacKay family come from? What is the Dutch MacKay family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacKay family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacKay family history?
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- Known spelling variations
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Macki, Mackay, Mackau, Mack, Macke, Machui, Machlen, Mache and many more.First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacKay research. Another 268 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1698, 1791, and 1822 are included under the topic Early MacKay History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name MacKay. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
MacKay Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Hugh MacKay, who arrived in New England in 1651-1652
- James Mackay, who arrived in Virginia in 1653
- Jno Mackay, who landed in Virginia in 1654
- Robert Mackay, who arrived in Maryland in 1658
- Dunken Mackay, who landed in Virginia in 1695
MacKay Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Patrick Mackay, who arrived in Georgia in 1732
- John Mackay, who arrived in Georgia in 1735
- William Mackay, who landed in Virginia in 1735-1736
- Donald Mackay, who landed in Georgia in 1735
- Hugh Mackay, who arrived in Georgia in 1735
MacKay Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas Mackay, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803-1827
- Thos Mackay, aged 30, landed in New York, NY in 1804
- Michael Mackay, who landed in Wilmington, NC in 1804
- James MacKay, who landed in America in 1805
- Charles MacKay, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1811
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- Lieutenant Colonel John Keiller MacKay PC, DSO, VD, QC (1888-1970), Canadian 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1957 to 1963
- John Mackay (1839-1914), Australian explorer, sailor, and harbormaster, namesake of the city of Mackay, Queensland
- Alexander Murdoch Mackay (1849-1890), Scottish missionary
- Fulton Mackay (1922-1987), Scottish actor and playwright
- James Lyle Mackay GCMG, GCSI, KCIE (1852-1932), British colonial administrator in India
- Peter Mackay (b. 1965), Canadian lawyer and politician appointed Minister of National Defence in 2007
- Elsie Mackay (1893-1928), British actress, interior decorator and pioneering aviatrix
- Hugh William MacKay (b. 1937), British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords and the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay
- David John Cameron MacKay FRS (b. 1967), British professor of natural philosophy elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2009
- Lieutenant-General Sir Iven Giffard Mackay (1882-1966), Australian High Commissioner in India from 1944 to 1948
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- Family Tree Record by Anthony Steward MacKay Dickins.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
- Götze, Alfred. Familiennamen im badischen Oberland. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1918. Print.
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Neubecker, Ottfried. Großes Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München: 1975. Print.
- Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
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