Sankey Family History
Sankey Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Sankey in Prescot (Lancashire) from the river Sankey the etymological origin of which is uncertain. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seanchaidhe ‘son of the chronicler’ a name found in Sligo and Leitrim. However it is more commonly Anglicized as Fox as the result of an erroneous association with sionnach ‘fox’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022