Mackney Family History

From Macknade in Preston near Faversham (Kent), which is recorded as Machehevet in 1086. The place-name probably derives from an Old English personal name *Macca (genitive *Maccan) + Old English hēafod ‘head hill’.

From Makeney in Milford (Derbys), which is recorded as Mackeney in medieval documents. The place-name derives from an Old English personal name *Macca (genitive *Maccan) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

From Mackney in Brightwell (Berks), which is recorded as (on) maccan eige in a 12th-century copy of a document from about 895. The place-name derives from an Old English personal name *Macca (genitive *Maccan) + Old English ēg ‘island’.