Find out how popular the last name McKimmey is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McKimmey.

McKimmey, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McKimmey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McKimmey in America

McKimmey is the 62359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McKimmey surname appeared 321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname McKimmey.

We can also compare 2010 data for McKimmey to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McKimmey

The surname MCKIMMEY has its origins in Scotland, dating back to the 12th century. It is a Scottish name derived from the Gaelic words "mac" meaning "son of" and "cama" meaning "crooked" or "bent." The name likely referred to someone with a physical characteristic or deformity.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval Scottish charters and records from the 13th and 14th centuries, with various spellings such as MacKimmey, McKymmey, and McKymmie. These early records suggest that the name originated in the Highlands of Scotland, particularly in the regions of Argyll and Perthshire.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Mackimmie, who was mentioned in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a document recording the names of Scottish nobles and landowners who swore fealty to King Edward I of England during the Scottish Wars of Independence.

In the 16th century, the name MCKIMMEY appeared in the Scottish Clan Charters, indicating that members of the clan held land and played a role in the complex clan system of the Scottish Highlands. Notable individuals from this period include Duncan McKymmey, a supporter of the Scottish Reformation in the 1550s, and William McKimmie, a merchant who traded in the port of Leith in the late 1500s.

During the 17th century, many Scottish families bearing the name MCKIMMEY migrated to Ulster, Ireland, as part of the Plantation of Ulster. This led to the establishment of the surname in various parts of Northern Ireland, particularly in counties Antrim and Down. One prominent figure from this period was Robert McKimmey, a Presbyterian minister who served in Ballymoney, County Antrim, in the late 1600s.

As the Scottish diaspora spread in the 18th and 19th centuries, the MCKIMMEY name found its way to various parts of the British Empire and beyond. In the United States, records show individuals with the name arriving in the late 18th century, with some settling in the Carolinas and Virginia. A notable American bearer of the name was John McKimmey, a soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Kentucky.

Other historical figures with the surname MCKIMMEY include James McKimmey, a Scottish businessman who established a successful textile factory in Glasgow in the early 19th century, and William McKimmey, an Irish-born politician who served as a member of the Canadian Parliament in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McKimmey

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McKimmey.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McKimmey was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McKimmey has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McKimmey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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