Mackey (name)
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.
People with the surname Mackey
- Albert Mackey, writer on freemasonry
- Albert D. Mackey, American politician and lawyer from Maryland
- Amanda Mackey, American casting director
- Bill Mackey, race car driver
- Biz Mackey, American Negro league baseball player and manager
- Bobby Mackey, country music singer
- Clay Mackey, Washington viticulturist
- Connor Mackey, American ice hockey player
- Crandal Mackey, American lawyer and newspaper publisher
- Dick Mackey, dogsled racer
- Edmund William McGregor Mackey, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- Emma Mackey, French-British actress
- Gerry Mackey Irish football player
- George Mackey, mathematician
- Greg Mackey, Australian rugby league footballer
- Harriet Wright O'Leary Mackey, American teacher and politician and first woman to serve on the tribal council of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- Hayley Mackey, is a New Zealand judoka
- Howard Hamilton Mackey, American architect, educator
- Jack Mackey, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Mackey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Janet Mackey, politician
- Jermain Mackey, Bahamian boxer of the 2000s and 2010s
- John Mackey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kevin Mackey, basketball coach
- Kyle Mackey, American football player
- Lance Mackey, dogsled racer
- Levi A. Mackey, 19th century politician
- Malcolm Mackey, basketball player
- Mick Mackey, hurler
- Moana Mackey, politician
- Nathaniel Mackey, American writer
- Nick Mackey, politician
- Sandra Mackey, expert on Middle East
- Steve Mackey, musician
- Steven Mackey, composer
- Wade Clark Mackey, American author and social scientist
- William Mackey (Jesuit), Canadian Jesuit Educationist and founder of the modern educational system of Bhutan
People with the given name Mackey
The surname Mackey has occasionally been used as a given name.- Mackey Sasser, American former Major League Baseball player
- Mackey Saturday, American designer and typographer
Fictional characters
- Vic Mackey, main character of the FX drama series The Shield
- Mr. Mackey, on the animated series ''South Park''