English and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French:
habitational name from any of various places in northern France which
get their names from the Gallo-Roman personal name Maccius +
the locative suffix -acum.
English (of Norman origin):
habitational name from Marcy in La Manche. This surname is preserved
in the English place name Stondon Massey.
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