McKay Family

Discover the McKay family name through Genealogy Quebec archives and explore the historical records available to continue your genealogy research.

Start a search

More than 100 million historical records

About the McKay surname

The surname McKay is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McKay belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-kè/ɛmsekɛ/

Most frequent given names among the McKay family

Men

  1. 1John577
  2. 2William383
  3. 3James261
  4. 4Donald237
  5. 5Alexander174

Women

  1. 1Mary347
  2. 2Margaret224
  3. 3Catherine196
  4. 4Marie142
  5. 5Élizabeth124
View all first names ›

People with the McKay surname

See all McKay ancestors ›
7 days free

Trace your McKay ancestors

Explore your family history on Genealogy Quebec FREE with a 7-day trial. Access over 100 million historical documents.

Start my free trial

The McKay name in our genealogy archives

16,114occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
424 3951881 → 1901people enumerated
1769First mention of the name
in our archives
Search for McKay across all our collections ›

Discover your McKay ancestors

Use our search engine to explore more than 100 million historical records and trace your family history.

Start a search

The data presented comes from Genealogy Quebec collections and may evolve as updates are made.