# Mackay

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,961

## Definitions
1. A surname, alternative form of MacKay.
2. A city and local government area (Mackay Region) in northern Queensland, Australia.
3. A town in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

## Etymology
See McKay.

## Easily confused with
- **Macy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-macy)
- **McKay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-mckay)
- **Malay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-malay)
- **Micky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-micky)
- **mickey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-mickey)
- **Mackey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-mackey)
- **Mackie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-mackie)
- **mayday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-mayday)
- **Markey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mackay-vs-markey)
- **Mack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mack-vs-mackay)
- **Macau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macau-vs-mackay)
- **Macao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macao-vs-mackay)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amckay`, `macaky`, `macckay`, `mackayy`, `mackkay`, `mackya`, `makcay`, `mcakay`, `mmackay`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mackay