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Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name McKay

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish and northern Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’, an ancient personal name meaning ‘fire’. Etymologically, this is the same name as McCoy.

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