McKessock Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

McKessock 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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McKessock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada561:657,95753,499
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McKessock 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)

McKessock Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKessock occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKessock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name McKessock is mostly found in The Americas, where 105 percent of McKessock live; 105 percent live in North America and 105 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 657,957. In Canada McKessock is most numerous in: Ontario, where 70 percent live, Alberta, where 14 percent live and British Columbia, where 9 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 14 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

McKessock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKessock has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the McKessock last name contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKessock Last Name Statistics demography

McKessock earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $52,869 CAD per year.

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