The mckay Surname
mckay Name Meaning and History
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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