MacAskill Surname
Approximately 4,055 people bear this surname
MacAskill Surname Definition:
The Gaelic is MacAsgaill, derived from the ON. personal name Askell (for Asketill, 'the kettle or sacrificial vessel of the Anses,' i.e. gods). Rob Donn (ed. Morrison, p. 443) spells the name MacCasguill. It was a William MacAskill, probably a member of the family of MacCaskill of Ebost, who led the Clan Macleod against the fleet of Clanranald at Eynot, west of Skye, in the sixteenth century (Henderson, p.
Read More About This SurnameMacAskill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,218 | 1:4,396 | 762 |
| Canada | 956 | 1:38,541 | 4,840 |
| United States | 571 | 1:634,779 | 51,112 |
| England | 491 | 1:113,479 | 11,646 |
| South Africa | 354 | 1:153,044 | 17,319 |
| New Zealand | 225 | 1:20,126 | 3,537 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 1:522 | 125 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
MacAskill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Gaelic is MacAsgaill, derived from the ON. personal name Askell (for Asketill, 'the kettle or sacrificial vessel of the Anses,' i.e. gods). Rob Donn (ed. Morrison, p. 443) spells the name MacCasguill. It was a William MacAskill, probably a member of the family of MacCaskill of Ebost, who led the Clan Macleod against the fleet of Clanranald at Eynot, west of Skye, in the sixteenth century (Henderson, p. 54). Donald M'Askle was a corporal in the Reay Fencibles in 1795 (Scobie, p. 370), and Calum MacAsguill is author of ' Bearnaraidh na h-Earradh" (in Alba, I, no. 4, 1920). Angus McAskill, born in Lewis, died in Cape Breton August 8th, 1863, in his thirty-eighth year. He was 7 feet 9 inches in height, and was known as the Cape Breton Giant. (One of his boots, 16 inches in length, is preserved in the Provincial Museum, Halifax.) A ridiculous bombastic work by James D. Gillis, purporting to be an account of his life was published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1919, under the title, The Cape Breton Giant: a truthful mejnoir. The Macasgills are known as Clann t-Asgaill, and the euphonic t has given rise to a forename, Taskill, Taskel M Rory, 1745. Macaisldll 1790, Mackaiscail 1766, Mackaiscal (in Crosple) 1769, Mackaiskill 1783, Mackascal 1769.
See MACASGILL.
MACASGILL, Macaskill, Maccaskell, Maccaseil, Maccaskill, Mackaskil, Mackaskill: The Gaelic is MacAsgaill, derived from the ON. personal name Askell (for Asketill, 'the kettle or sacrificial vessel of the Anses,' i.e. gods). Rob Donn (ed. Morrison, p. 443) spells the name MacCasguill. It was a William MacAskill, probably a member of the family of MacCaskill of Ebost, who led the Clan Macleod against the fleet of Clanranald at Eynot, west of Skye, in the sixteenth century (Henderson, p. 54). Donald M'Askle was a corporal in the Reay Fencibles in 1795 (Scobie, p. 370), and Calum MacAsguill is author of ' Bearnaraidh na h-Earradh" (in Alba, I, no. 4, 1920). Angus McAskill, born in Lewis, died in Cape Breton August 8th, 1863, in his thirty-eighth year. He was 7 feet 9 inches in height, and was known as the Cape Breton Giant. (One of his boots, 16 inches in length, is preserved in the Provincial Museum, Halifax.) A ridiculous bombastic work by James D. Gillis, purporting to be an account of his life was published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1919, under the title, The Cape Breton Giant: a truthful mejnoir. The Macasgills are known as Clann t-Asgaill, and the euphonic t has given rise to a forename, Taskill, Taskel M Rory, 1745. Macaisldll 1790, Mackaiscail 1766, Mackaiscal (in Crosple) 1769, Mackaiskill 1783, Mackascal 1769.
MacAskill Demographics
MacAskill Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacAskill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacAskill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacAskill is found most frequently in Scotland. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacAskill? popularity and diffusion
The last name MacAskill is the 114,027th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,797,175 people. MacAskill occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of MacAskill live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.
MacAskill is most numerous in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,218 people, or 1 in 4,396. In Scotland it is most common in: Highland, where 30 percent are found, Outer Hebrides, where 18 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 7 percent are found. Barring Scotland this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
MacAskill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the MacAskill surname are 1.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.26% being registered with the party.
The amount MacAskill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.07% more than the national average, earning R 366,120 per year; in United States they earn 24.77% more than the national average, earning $53,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $48,501 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacCaskill | 95 | 146 | / |
| MacKaskill | 95 | 7 | / |
| MacHaskill | 95 | 1 | / |
| McAskill | 94 | 773 | / |
| MacKasskill | 90 | 1 | / |
| McCaskill | 89 | 8,851 | / |
| Masaskill | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mocaskill | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacCaskil | 89 | 1 | / |
| Macaskell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mecaskill | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacAskyll | 89 | 1 | / |
| MacCaskell | 84 | 5 | / |
| MacHaskell | 84 | 1 | / |
| Macaskel | 82 | 7 | / |
| McCaskell | 78 | 358 | / |
| Makasskil | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mozoskil | 59 | 2 | / |
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