Last Name MCKIE

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Meaning The son of a dog; figuratively, the son of a champion. The Britons, Celts, and Gauls, applied the names of various animals to their heroes, indicative of strength, endurance, courage, or swiftness. This name is derived from 'Mac,' son, and 'cu,' 'kei,' or 'ki,' a wolf-dog. The common hound was called 'Gayer.'
Origin Celtic, Gaelic, Irish, Gaelic

Rank 11,134 (2000 US census) 9,308 (1990 US census)
Count 2,614 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 55.28%, or 1445 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 41.24%, or 1078 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.34%, or 35 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.57%, or 41 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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