McKissok Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

McKissok 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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McKissok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

McKissok 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)

McKissok Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKissok occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKissok? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKissok is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname McKissok is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McKissok reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McKissok is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States McKissok is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 75 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live.

McKissok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKissak888/
McKisock880/
McKisiok880/
McKessock8258/
McKissask825/
McKissatk821/
McCissock820/
McKissake820/
McKissuck820/
McKisak800/
McKiossack781/
McKissatck781/
McKissac7510/
McKisack756/
McIssack752/
McKysock750/
McKessack7111/
McIssac6757/
McIsack6719/
McIsaak670/
McIssaac635/
McCaisak631/
McIsaack630/
McKeesak630/
McIsac570/
McIsaac532,589/
McIsacc534/

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