Mackey (name)
# 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 (1807–1881), writer on freemasonry
* Albert D. Mackey (died 1935), American politician and lawyer from Maryland
* Amanda Mackey (1951–2022), American casting director
* Bill Mackey (1927–1951), race car driver
* Biz Mackey (1897–1965), American Negro league baseball player and manager
* Bobby Mackey, country music singer
* Clay Mackey, Washington viticulturist
* Connor Mackey (born 1996), American ice hockey player
* Crandal Mackey (1865–1957), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
* Dick Mackey, dogsled racer
* Edmund William McGregor Mackey (1846–1884), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
* Emma Mackey (born 1996), French-British actress
* Gerry Mackey Irish football player (1933–2021)
* George Mackey (1916–2006), mathematician
* Greg Mackey (1961–2014), Australian rugby league footballer
* Hayley Mackey (born 2001), is a New Zealand judoka
* Howard Hamilton Mackey (1901–1987), American architect, educator
* Jack Mackey (1922–1945), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
* James Mackey (born 1986), poker player
* Janet Mackey (born 1953), politician
* Jermain Mackey (born 1979), Bahamian boxer of the 2000s and 2010s
* John Mackey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kevin Mackey (born 1946), basketball coach
* Kyle Mackey (born 1962), American football player
* Lance Mackey (1970–2022), dogsled racer
* Levi A. Mackey (1819–1889), 19th century politician
* Malcolm Mackey (born 1970), basketball player
* Mick Mackey (1912–1982), hurler
* Moana Mackey (born 1974), politician
* Nathaniel Mackey (born 1947), American writer
* Nick Mackey, politician
* Sandra Mackey (c. 1930–2015), expert on Middle East
* Steve Mackey (born 1966), musician
* Steven Mackey (born 1956), composer
* Wade Clark Mackey (born 1946), American author and social scientist
* William Mackey (Jesuit) (1915–1995), 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 (born 1962), American former Major League Baseball player
* Mackey Saturday (born 1985), 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
