Mackay may refer to:
Mackay may also refer to:
Lord Reay, of Reay in the County of Caithness, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Lord Reay is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay, whose lands in Strathnaver and northwest Sutherland were known as the Reay Country. The land was sold to the Earls of Sutherland in the 18th century. Lord Reay also refers to a legendary magician in Caithness folklore.
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, meaning "son of Leòd", derived from the Old Norse Liótr ("ugly").
James Mackay may refer to:
Andrew Mackay, MacKay or McKay may refer to:
Mackenzie, Mckenzie, MacKenzie, or McKenzie may refer to:
Clan Mackay is an ancient and once-powerful Highland Scottish clan from the far North of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old Kingdom of Moray.
George Mackay or Mckay may refer to:
McKay, MacKay or Mackay is a Scottish and Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to Clan Mackay. Notable people with the surname include:
Angus McKay, MacKay or Mackay may refer to:
Clan MacBean, is a highland Scottish clan and is a member and historic sept of Clan Chattan.
Matheson is a surname derived from either an anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic surnames or the patronymic form of a short form of the English Matthew. This English personal name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū), which means "gift of God". An early record form of the surname Matheson is Mathyson, recorded in 1392; this recorded name literally means "son of Mathi"—Mathi being a pet form of Matthew. Two different Scottish Gaelic surnames have been Anglicised Matheson. One such surname is Mac Mhathghamhuin, which became Anglicised Matheson on account of its similar sound. This Gaelic surname is of an entirely different etymology than Matheson, as the Gaelic mathghamhuin means "bear". Another Gaelic surname Anglicised Matheson is Mac Matha. This Gaelic surname is derived from the patronymic form of a Gaelic form of Matthew.
John MacKay, Mackay, or McKay may refer to:
Tweedie is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is a habitational name from Tweedie, located in the parish of Stonehouse, south of Glasgow. The origin and meaning of the name is unknown. Notable people with the surname include:
Donald Mackay, MacKay, or McKay may refer to:
MacLeod most often refers to the surnames MacLeod, Macleod, McLeod, and Mcleod.
Mackenzie, MacKenzie and McKenzie are alternative spellings of a Scottish surname relating to Clan Mackenzie. It was originally written MacKenȝie and pronounced in Scots, with the "z" representing the old Middle Scots letter, "ȝ" yogh. This is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach, anglicized as Kenneth. The personal name means "handsome".
Chisholm is a Scottish surname. Although derived from a place near Hawick in southern Scotland, it later became established in the Highlands, where it was Gaelicised as Siosal.
MacEwen, MacEwan, McEwen, or McEwan may refer to:
Mackey is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Aoidh meaning 'son of Aodh', a variant of the Scottish and Irish McKay. In Ireland the name is also derived from to Ó Macdha 'descendant of Macdha', a given name meaning 'virile, manly', and may be anglicised as such.
Clan MacPhail or the Sons of Paul is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Known in Scottish Gaelic as Conchie Dhu or Condochy Doye, the clan is mainly associated with the confederation of Clan Chattan.