Mackey is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Aoidh meaning 'son of Aodh', a variant of the Scottish and Irish McKay.[1][2] In Ireland the name is also derived from to Ó Macdha 'descendant of Macdha', a given name meaning 'virile, manly', and may be anglicised as such.[3]
People with the surname Mackey edit
- Albert Mackey (1807–1881), writer on freemasonry
- Albert D. Mackey (died 1935), American politician and lawyer from Maryland
- Amanda Mackey (1951–2022), American casting director
- Bill Mackey (1927–1951), race car driver
- Biz Mackey (1897–1965), American Negro league baseball player and manager
- Bobby Mackey, country music singer
- Clay Mackey, Washington viticulturist
- Connor Mackey (born 1996), American ice hockey player
- Crandal Mackey (1865–1957), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
- Dick Mackey, dogsled racer
- Edmund William McGregor Mackey (1846–1884), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Emma Mackey (born 1996), French-British actress
- Gerry Mackey Irish football player (1933–2021)
- George Mackey (1916–2006), mathematician
- Greg Mackey (1961–2014), Australian rugby league footballer
- Harriet Wright O'Leary Mackey (1916-1999), American teacher and politician and first woman to serve on the tribal council of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Hayley Mackey (born 2001), is a New Zealand judoka
- Howard Hamilton Mackey (1901–1987), American architect, educator
- Jack Mackey (1922–1945), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Mackey (born 1986), poker player
- Janet Mackey (born 1953), politician
- Jermain Mackey (born 1979), Bahamian boxer of the 2000s and 2010s
- John Mackey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kevin Mackey (born 1946), basketball coach
- Kyle Mackey (born 1962), American football player
- Lance Mackey (1970–2022), dogsled racer
- Levi A. Mackey (1819–1889), 19th century politician
- Malcolm Mackey (born 1970), basketball player
- Mick Mackey (1912–1982), hurler
- Moana Mackey (born 1974), politician
- Nathaniel Mackey (born 1947), American writer
- Nick Mackey, politician
- Sandra Mackey (c. 1930–2015), expert on Middle East
- Steve Mackey (born 1966), musician
- Steven Mackey (born 1956), composer
- Wade Clark Mackey (born 1946), American author and social scientist
- William Mackey (Jesuit) (1915–1995), Canadian Jesuit Educationist and founder of the modern educational system of Bhutan
People with the given name Mackey edit
The surname Mackey has occasionally been used as a given name.
- Mackey Sasser (born 1962), American former Major League Baseball player
- Mackey Saturday (born 1985), American designer and typographer
Fictional characters edit
- Vic Mackey, main character of the FX drama series The Shield
- Mr. Mackey, on the animated series South Park
This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
References edit
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Mac Aoidh - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Mac Aodha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó Macdha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.