Marcky History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
Ireland

Etymology of Marcky

What does the name Marcky mean?

The Marcky family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name Marcky is derived from the personal name Aodh, which is often Anglicized as Hugh. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Aoidh, which means son of Aodh.

Early Origins of the Marcky family

The surname Marcky was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland.

Early History of the Marcky family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marcky research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1304 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Marcky History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marcky Spelling Variations

Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Marcky has appeared in various documents spelled Mackie, Mackey, MacHugh and others.

Early Notables of the Marcky family

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Migration of the Marcky family to Ireland

Some of the Marcky family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marcky migration to the United States +

Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Marcky or a variant listed above:

Marcky Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Dietrick Marcky, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1766 1

The Marcky Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Labore
Motto Translation: By labour.

Sources +

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)