Closkey Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Closkey Surname Definition:

Mac Bhloscaidh A branch of the O’Cahans. IF 191; Map Derry

Closkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Closkey (49) may also be a first name.

Closkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Bhloscaidh A branch of the O’Cahans. IF 191; Map Derry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Closkey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Closkey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Closkey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Closkey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Closkey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Closkey are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Closkey is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, New Jersey, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Closkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Closkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Closkey last name increased 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Closkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Closkey surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Closkey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.3% less than the national average, earning $38,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $54,944 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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