McKissik Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McKissik 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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McKissik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

McKissik 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)

McKissik Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKissik occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McKissik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKissik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKissik live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McKissik is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most common in: Arkansas, where 20 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 20 percent live.

McKissik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKissik has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKissik last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKissik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McKissik surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McKissik earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

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