Show ContentsMakar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Makar family

The surname Makar 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 Makar family

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Makar Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Makar family

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Ireland Migration of the Makar family to Ireland

Some of the Makar 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.

Migration of the Makar family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alexander Mack who settled in Virginia in 1720; Alexander, Ann-Margaret, and Felt, Mack settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1729; Henry Mack settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1651..


Contemporary Notables of the name Makar (post 1700) +

  • Charles A. Makar, American Republican politician, Mayor of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, 1960 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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