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Origin of Key Total Records: 10  Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: The surname originated in Northern Ireland and has many variants. Surnames: Comaskey, Comiskey Submitted by: Fiona Hair Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: Surname is from Scotland. McLuckie's origionated from one family. They were members of the cland McDougal and Lamont. During the uprising of the Bonnie prince, many changed their names to Brown, whote, etc. to escape persecution, or they simply moved to new lands. Surnames: Mcluckey, Mcluckie, Mclucky Submitted by: Kathy McLuckie Davis Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: Trying to trace the line of Mary PELKEY b. Brandon, VT married Thomas O'GARA. Both families are supposedly originally from Canada. Mary PELKEY is poss. the d/o of either Edward or Julius PELKEY, both have dtrs. Mary listed in the 1840 census. Anyone searching these lines please contact me. Surnames: PELKEY Submitted by: Lisa Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: The Bird Of Kite Clan http://www.geocities.com/thomas_mcelroy/Thomas_Ray_McElroy_home.htm Surnames: Keyt Submitted by: Thomas Ray McElroy Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: The Bird Of Kite Clan http://www.geocities.com/thomas_mcelroy/Thomas_Ray_McElroy_home.htm Surnames: Keyte Submitted by: Thomas Ray McElroy Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: Isaac N. Hickey, b. 1834, married Mary C. in TN. Lived in Roane Co, TN, during 1880 census.Their children: Emia M., b 1871; Horace W., b. 1875; Ollie S., b. 9/17/1877; Rebecca J., b. 1879. Brother may be John J. Hickey, b. 1837; wife, Mary W., b. 1830. Children: John, b. 1858; Preston, b. 1861; Martha J., b 1863; Henry C., b 1871; Margret, b. 1873; Holman, b 1875. From Roane Co. 1880 census. . Ollie S. Hickey married James Henry Jordan April 1897 in Roane Co. Surnames: HICKEY Submitted by: Neschie Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: Interested in Dave or David Huskey, who married Jane Blanton in the early 1800s. They had two sons: James Oscar Huskey, born in 10/1/1885 and Willy Huskey ( birthdate unknown).They were supposed to be from from Cocke Co. Tenn. Surnames: Huskey Submitted by: Faye Huskey Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: origin of name george mccluskey born in missippi Surnames: mccluskey Submitted by: sandy mccluskey Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: my family records trace back to 13th century in uist, scotland, where the name can be traced as Burk, a smaller branch of clan McDonald of uist. Brothers of Donald Burk of Benbecula are listed under the surname burke in some records and as burkye in others. Name traces through northern Ireland at the time of Robert the Bruces campaign in Ireland also list as Burkey- who remained in Ireland after the campaign had ended. Scarily the surname Burk seems to have originated in Ireland before the exodus to Dalriada in the 3rd and 4th centuries. Surnames: Burkey Submitted by: William Burkey Origin of Key, Meaning of Key Origin: Mac=Son and key=fire Surnames: Mackey Submitted by: 2/15/2012 10:05 PM Page 1 of 1

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