Casey Surname
Approximately 140,631 people bear this surname
Casey Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Brave [Irish Catha(i)seach (later genit. form O'Caihasaigh (th = h)—ó or ua, grandson, descendant]
Read More About This SurnameCasey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89,918 | 1:4,031 | 443 |
| England | 12,863 | 1:4,332 | 584 |
| Ireland | 11,892 | 1:396 | 55 |
| Australia | 11,160 | 1:2,419 | 316 |
| Canada | 5,328 | 1:6,915 | 1,016 |
| New Zealand | 1,531 | 1:2,958 | 447 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,211 | 1:1,524 | 323 |
| Scotland | 1,197 | 1:4,473 | 777 |
| Wales | 724 | 1:4,274 | 465 |
| South Africa | 648 | 1:83,608 | 10,314 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Israel | 553 | 1:15,475 | 2,318 |
| Argentina | 524 | 1:81,571 | 6,907 |
| Thailand | 294 | 1:240,266 | 40,747 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Belize | 156 | 1:2,279 | 502 |
| Jamaica | 143 | 1:20,070 | 1,757 |
| Spain | 104 | 1:449,539 | 23,540 |
| Germany | 98 | 1:821,484 | 59,964 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Philippines | 89 | 1:1,137,508 | 91,778 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Guyana | 58 | 1:13,142 | 1,824 |
| Paraguay | 58 | 1:124,771 | 2,739 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Dominica | 37 | 1:2,051 | 320 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35 | 1:2,833 | 434 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 27 | 1:4,088 | 658 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 | 1:2,509 | 370 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9,283 | 1:477 | 55 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,836 | 1:6,354 | 980 |
| Scotland | 347 | 1:10,787 | 1,351 |
| Wales | 244 | 1:6,428 | 421 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,543 | 1:2,570 | 279 |
Casey (177,533) may also be a first name.
Casey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Brave [Irish Catha(i)seach (later genit. form O'Caihasaigh (th = h)—ó or ua, grandson, descendant]
Mac Cathasaigh An Oriel sept formerly numerous in Co. Monaghan. IF 79
Ó Cathasaigh The name of six unrelated septs.
See Map. IF 78; Map Cork, Dub, Fer, Mayo, Lim and Ros: Plate III
(Irish) Grandson of Catharach (vigilant, or watchful).
When it is an English family, is a branch of Canci, with which it bears armorial relations. The name is also Hiberno-Celtic.
User-submitted Reference
This family's Latin motto is "per varios casus", which means "by various fortunes" or "by various adventures".
- sarah_caseyCasey Demographics
Casey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Casey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Casey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Casey (Arabic: لكسي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Casey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,995th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,820 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Casey reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Casey is also the 5,920th most common forename on earth, borne by 177,533 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 89,918 people, or 1 in 4,031. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 130 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.
Casey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Casey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 335 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 345 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 297 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Casey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Casey surname are 7.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.47% being registered with the party.
The amount Casey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning 367,433 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.18% more than the national average, earning R 437,688 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $50,687 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Casey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Casey in the Arabic language | ||
| لكسي | lksy | - |
| كيسى | kysy | - |
| كايسي | kaysy | - |
| كيسي | kysy | - |
| كاسي | kasy | - |
Search for Another Surname
Casey Reference & Research
Casey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Casey
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis