How common is the surname Mackie?

6,686 people in the United States had the surname Mackie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,178 Americans. It ranked 5,221st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mackie?

Anthony Mackie, American actor, followed by Pearl Mackie.

Where is the surname Mackie most common?

Wikidata records people named Mackie in the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

How do you pronounce Mackie?

Mackie is /ˈmæki/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Mackie getting more or less common?

More common. 6,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,686 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Mackie

A surname, carried by 6,686 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmæki/ 2 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mackie is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Compare Mackey, McKay.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,686 people named Mackie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,178 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,510.

#5,221

rank among US surnames

6,686

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,957)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,212	Mandel	6,703	46,061
#5,213	Ison	6,697	46,102
#5,215	Stott	6,693	46,130
#5,216	Nowlin	6,692	46,137
#5,218	Brush	6,690	46,150
#5,219	Vanover	6,689	46,157
#5,220	Mashburn	6,688	46,164

Who is named Mackie

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Mackie identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mackies

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Mackie
American actor, born 1978
Pearl Mackie
British actress, born 1987
Bob Mackie
American fashion designer (1939–2026)
Lise Mackie
Australian swimmer, born 1975
Remy Ma
American rapper, born 1980
Papoose
American rapper, born 1978

Notable Mackies come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (1) and New Zealand (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mackie

Mackie has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Questions

Where does the surname Mackie come from?: Compare Mackey, McKay.
How common is the surname Mackie?: 6,686 people in the United States had the surname Mackie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,178 Americans. It ranked 5,221st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mackie?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Mackie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mackie?: Anthony Mackie, American actor, followed by Pearl Mackie.
Where is the surname Mackie most common?: Wikidata records people named Mackie in the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
How do you pronounce Mackie?: Mackie is /ˈmæki/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Mackie getting more or less common?: More common. 6,510 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,686 in 2010, up 2.7%.