Researching Billy Mckinney
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13 people with the Mckinney surname? In that year Mckinney was ranked number 3566 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Billy means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Billy Mckinney on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Billy Mckinney and the Mckinney Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mckinney Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Mckinney family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Billy Mckinney using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Mckinney surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Mckinney Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2439 people with the Mckinney surname in the UK? Mckinney is now ranked number 2088 for popularity in the UK. |
Mckinney Family History Databases
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Mckinney Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 115453 people with the Mckinney surname in the USA? Mckinney is ranked number 119 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Mckinney Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Billy Mckinney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Billy Mckinney
Billy McKinney (basketball)
William Mervin McKinney III (born June 5, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player, former radio broadcaster, and current Mayor of Zion, Illinois. Due to his quickness, he was nicknamed "The Crazed Hummingbird".
A 6'0" guard, McKinney attended Zion-Benton High School, where he played for Mo Tharp (long time Fremd coach), and Northwestern University, earning a degree in education. He was the Wildcats' all-time leading scorer for 35 years until John Shurna surpassed him in February 2012. From 1978 to 1986 McKinney played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, San Diego Clippers and Chicago Bulls. He averaged 8.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game in his NBA career.
McKinney later served as Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations (Chicago Bulls), Director of Player Personnel (Minnesota Timberwolves), Vice President of Basketball Operations (Detroit Pistons), Executive Vice President of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In his previous position he was the radio color analyst for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. In June, 2008, McKinney was hired by fellow Zion-Benton alumnus John Hammond as the Milwaukee Bucks' Director of Scouting. In 2015, he was named Vice-President of Scouting.
McKinney was elected as Zion's Mayor in April 2019.
Source: Billy McKinney (basketball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBilly McKinney (baseball)
William Landis McKinney (born August 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. McKinney was a first-round draft pick (24th overall) of the Oakland Athletics in 2013. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2014, and the New York Yankees in 2016. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Yankees in 2018, and was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays during the season, with whom he played until 2020. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021.
Source: Billy McKinney (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Mckinney
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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