Group Administrator:
Bridget Kopetzky - Email:
bri.kop@verizon.net
Project Surnames
Kies, MacCoy, Mackay, Mackey, MacKie, McCoy, McKay, McKee, McKoy
Project Background
DNA testing opens up the opportunity for Mackays around the world to find their connection to Scotland. No matter how long ago your ancestor left Scotland the chance to find this link is now possible through the comparison of Y-DNA.
There are thousands of Mackays spread around the world and many of them feel ties to their homeland. If you are a Mackay in Scotland we welcome your participation, as you may provide the information needed by a distant cousin.
My own Mackay ancestry is well documented for 8 generations until it gets to that elusive Mackay who was a "soldier of fortune" under Empress Maria Theresa. Where did he come from? I hope to find the answer and I hope to help others find their ancestral lines, too.
If you have a desire to find your connection to the Mackays of Scotland, please consider participating in this Surname project. (If you are a female, you will have to recruit your father, an uncle, a brother or cousin.)
With the addition of the McCoy surname project we are acknowledging that there are likely to be numerous origins of these names. The more people we test and include in the comparisons, the more likely we are to find matches for participants.