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The earliest occurrence of the Mackay surname in our family history documents is from 1616, and we currently have 274,575 records where Mackay appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
806 Mackays were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Mackays were most likely to live in Sutherland.
Not all Mackays were law-abiding. We found 282 in criminal records.
864 Mackays served in the First World War.
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