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Mack History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Mack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mack family

The surname Mack was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Mack family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mack research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early Mack History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mack Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mack, Mak, Makke, Make and others.

Early Notables of the Mack family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

James Logan Mack, Author of "The Border from Solway Firth to the North Sea...

Mack Ranking

In the United States, the name Mack is the 352^nd most popular surname with an estimated 77,097 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mack family to Ireland

Some of the Mack family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mack migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mack Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Mack, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1651 2
Henry Mack, who arrived in America in 1652 2
William Mack, who arrived in Maryland in 1652 2
Daniel Mack, who arrived in Maryland in 1658 2
Alex Mack, who landed in Maryland in 1674 2
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Mack Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alexander Mack, who landed in New York in 1709-1710 2
Alexander Mack who settled in Virginia in 1720
Alexander Mack, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1729 2
Alixander, Mack Jr., who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 2
Feltes Mack, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 2
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Mack Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward Mack, aged 47, who arrived in Virginia in 1812 2
Mar C Mack, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 2
Joh Jos Mack, who landed in Missouri in 1837 2
A. M. Elis Mack, who arrived in Missouri in 1837
James Mack, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1841 2
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Mack Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

James Ferdinand Mack, who landed in Wisconsin in 1919 2

Mack migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mack Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Joel Mack, who landed in Canada in 1828
Mary Mack, aged 20, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Ward" from Limerick, Ireland
Catherine Mack, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1835
Miss. Mary Mack, aged 2 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Wandsworth" departing from the port of Dublin, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 20th May 1847 3
Mrs. Mary Munro Mack, aged 50 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Caithness-shire" departing from the port of Belfast, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 15th June 1847 3
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Mack migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Mack Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Mack, (John, Mac), (b. 1792), aged 28, Irish servant who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for felony, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1846 4
Mr. Michael Mack, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 6th April 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. William Mack, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Countess of Harcourt" on 29th April 1828, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
Miss Jane Mack, English convict who was convicted in Westminster, London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Buffalo" on 4th May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 7
Mr. Cornelius Mack, English convict who was convicted in West Riding, Yorkshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 8
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Mack migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mack Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Margaret Mack, (b. 1841), aged 21, British general servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 9
Miss Margaret Mack, (b. 1850), aged 21, Irish general servant from County Clare, Ireland, travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship 'Merope' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th August 1871 9
Mr. John Mack, (b. 1850), aged 25, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 25th November 1875 10
Mrs. Ann Mack, (b. 1852), aged 23, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 25th November 1875 10
Mr. John Mack, (b. 1872), aged 3, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Peter Denny" arriving in Bluff, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 25th November 1875 10
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Contemporary Notables of the name Mack (post 1700) +

David James Mack III (1953-2023), American politician, a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Burton L. Mack (1931-2022), American author and scholar of early Christian history and the New Testament, John Wesley Professor emeritus in early Christianity at the Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California
William Richard "Red" Mack (1937-2021), American football wide receiver and halfback in the National Football League
Cecil Mack (1883-1944), American composer, lyricist and music publisher
Andrew Mack (1863-1931), American vaudevillian, actor, singer and songwriter
Timothy "Tim" Mack (b. 1972), American pole vaulter and Olympic champion
Lonnie Mack (b. 1941), American rock and blues guitarist/vocalist
Allison Mack (b. 1982), American actress
Caroline Mack, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 17th District, 1974 11
Bryan Mack, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928, 1936 11
... (Another 72 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Mack family +

Fraterville mine

Mr. Thomas Mack (d. 1902), African Welsh coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died 12

Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)

William Edward Mack (1958-1988), American Puppeteer from New York, New York, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 13

RMS Titanic

Mrs. Mary Mack (d. 1912), (née Lacy), aged 57, English Second Class passenger from Southampton, Hampshire who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 14

USS Indianapolis

Donald Flemming Mack (1925-2010), American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he survived the sinking 15

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 40)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dorothy
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 19th April 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/countess-of-harcourt
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/buffalo
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
News paper article Fraterville Mine Disaster retrieved on 6th August 2021. (Retrieved from http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/disasters/fraterville.htm).
Pan Am Flight 103's victims: A list of those killed 25 years ago | syracuse.com. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/pan_am_flight_103s_victims_a_list_of_those_killed_25_years_ago.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
Final Crew List, retrieved 2021, October 30th Retrieved from https://www.ussindianapolis.com/final-crew