MacKile History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The Gaelic name used by the MacKile family in ancient Ireland was Mac Ciele, which is derived from the word ciele, which means companion.

Early Origins of the MacKile family

The surname MacKile was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, from before the 12th century.

Early History of the MacKile family

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MacKile Spelling Variations

Numerous spelling variations of the surname MacKile exist. A partial explanation for these variants is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include MacHale, McHale, MacHail, McHail, McCale, MacCale and others.

Early Notables of the MacKile family

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MacKile migration to the United States +

Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name MacKile:

MacKile Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edward Mackile, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 1

Citations +

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)