Markey

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/

Proper noun

Markey (plural Markeys)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 2022 July 6, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov‎^[1]:

     U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Markey is the 6286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5435 individuals. Markey is most common among White (91.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Markey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.