As described in historical dictionaries

Sorry, we don't have any historical texts which describe the MacKay surname. That's probably because it was very rare in Great Britain more than a century ago.

Surname type: From name of parent

Origin: Celtic

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: Scotland

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: Gaelic

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