Show ContentsMecke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Mecke family

The surname Mecke was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Mecke family

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Mecke Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mack, Mak, Makke, Make and others.

Early Notables of the Mecke family

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Ireland Migration of the Mecke family to Ireland

Some of the Mecke family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Mecke migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mecke Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Mecke, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1795 [1]
Mecke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Georg Mecke, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1801 [1]
  • Gottfried Mecke, who landed in America in 1854 [1]
  • Franz Mecke, who landed in America in 1854 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Mecke (post 1700) +

  • Quintin Mecke (b. 1972), American Democratic Party politician, Served in the Peace Corps; Candidate for Mayor of San Francisco, California, 2007 [2]


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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