McKye Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

McKye Surname Definition:

MACKYE: A current form of Mackay, which see, in Galloway.

McKye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England131:4,286,005132,302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McKye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKYE: A current form of Mackay, which see, in Galloway.

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

Contracted from Mac Aedha, 'Aedh’s Son'.

‘Cucail Mac Aedha', a.d. 1098.

'Aedh (ay, pronounced like the ay in say), genitive Aedha, is interpreted by Cormac Mac Cullenan, Colgan, and other writers, to mean fire. . . . This name has been in use in Ireland from the most remote antiquity. ... It was the name of a great many of our ancient kings; and the Irish ecclesiastics named Aedh are almost in­numerable. . . . The usual modernised form of Mac Aedha is Magee, which is correct, or McGee, not so correct, or Mac Kay, which would be correct if it were accentuated on the last syllable, which it generally is not.

The form Kee may possibly be a contraction of Mac Caoch, 'the Dim-sighted (Man's) Son'.

McKie, McKey, McKee, Magee, McGee, McGhie, McGhee, McKay.

None of these names are common in the Isle of Man.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McKye Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKye has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 133 percent of McKye are found; 133 percent are found in North America and 133 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McKye is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States McKye is most common in: Missouri, where 64 percent live, Oklahoma, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 55 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

McKye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKye surname expanded 427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKye Last Name Statistics demography

The amount McKye earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.35% more than the national average, earning $68,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKaye91129/
McKe8944/
McKy8942/
Mockyer831/
McKay8093,747/
McKee8071,950/
McKoy8011,055/
McKie8010,399/
Macke806,797/
McKey802,202/
Mocke802,175/
Macky80954/
McKae8058/
Mocky8047/
McKea8026/
Makye8013/
Mokye806/
Mce7556/
MacKay7378,932/
MacKey7353,129/
MacKie7334,302/
Mockey73864/
Mockoy73788/
MacKee73256/
Mackoy73117/
Meicke7372/
Maicke7342/
Maucke7339/
Mascke7331/
Mockie7325/
Machke7324/
Mackei7323/
Matcke7322/
McKiee7313/
Maucky738/
Maikye737/
Meycke735/
Mackeh734/
McCkoy734/
McCkey734/
Maicky733/
Mchaye733/
Meucke732/
McCaye732/
Moucke732/
Mokyes732/
Maacke732/
MacKeu731/
MacKuy731/
McKeea731/
Mgacke731/
Motcke731/
Mockay731/
Mockez731/
Maakye731/
Mackhe731/
Mc'kay731/
Moukye731/
Mhacke731/
Mockeh731/
Makyoe731/
Moscke731/
Mackez731/
Machky731/
Moccke730/
MacKiy730/
MacKyt730/
Mace6732,611/
Moke6719,238/
Make676,190/
Maky673,094/
Moce671,061/
Mackaya67957/
Mockett67925/
Moky67454/
Mackaay67322/
McIe67298/
McOy67182/
McKeary6767/
Mokyets6738/
Mokoiye6734/
Maucker6728/
McHe6721/
Mackieh6721/
McAy6719/
Makaiye6718/
Makaaye6716/
Matckie6714/
Maikyer6714/
Moukyed6713/
Majcker6713/
Moscker6711/
McEe6710/
Mac'kay6710/
Meicker677/
Machkeh676/
McEy675/
Moshkye675/
Mockhoy674/
Maschky673/
Macckoy673/
Machkie672/
Masscke671/
MacKeyt671/
Maackay671/
McAe671/
McEa671/
Mockier671/
Mocky's671/
Mackeiz671/
Makyech671/
Maickay671/
Màky671/
Mackeyd671/
Mockees671/
Makyets671/
MacKcoy670/
Meacker670/
Mascker670/
MacKiee670/
MacHkey670/

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