McKessack Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKessack Surname Definition:

MACKESSOCK, Mackessack, Mackissack, Mackissock, Mackissek: From Gaelic Mac Iosaig, 'son of Isaac,' which see. In 1476 the lands of Ardere in the barony of Clastray were resigned by Mariot, daughter of Molmoria M'Kesek (RMS., II), and Donald Makessaig recorded at Kilmun, 1496, is probably the Donald McEsayg of 1511 (Poltalloch Writs, p.

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McKessack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland401:93,5804,818
England61:4,062,562101,150

McKessack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKESSOCK, Mackessack, Mackissack, Mackissock, Mackissek: From Gaelic Mac Iosaig, 'son of Isaac,' which see. In 1476 the lands of Ardere in the barony of Clastray were resigned by Mariot, daughter of Molmoria M'Kesek (RMS., II), and Donald Makessaig recorded at Kilmun, 1496, is probably the Donald McEsayg of 1511 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 183). John M'Intheir was convicted in 1623 for letting M'Keissik's bairnis the for hunger in Breadalbane (BRT., p. 379 —there was probably a famine). Marion MacKissock was resident in the parish of Boyne, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 567), Elspet M'Kissick in Relliclone, parish of Madertie, 16S8 (Dunkeld), and Duncan M'Kissoch or M'Kessogg was a Jacobite prisoner of the '45 (Prisoners, III). Cadrain MacCisaig was resident in South Uist, 1871. There is a sept of Mackissocks on the coast of the Moray Firth who probably came there with Colin, earl of Argyll, who married the daugh ter of the Regent Moray. Makesaig 1592. Makkessake 1591, McKisack 1684.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McKessack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McKessack Come From? nationality or country of origin

McKessack is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of McKessack.

How Common Is The Last Name McKessack? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of McKessack are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname McKessack is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most common in: Kent, where 86 percent live and Cornwall, where 14 percent live. Apart from England McKessack occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 36 percent live.

McKessack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKessack has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the McKessack surname rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKessack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McKessack last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

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