Markey

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/

Proper noun

Markey (plural Markeys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Markey is the 6286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5435 individuals. Markey is most common among White (91.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Markey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.