MacCaskell Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
MacCaskell Surname Definition:
Contracted from Mac-ás-Ketilll. Ketill is equivalent to the English ‘kettle'. In the Icelandic poets of the tenth century the uncontracted form was used, but in the eleventh it began to be contracted into kel. Its frequent occurrence in nomenclature doubtless arises from the use of the Vé-kell, or 'Holy Kettle, ' at sacrifices.
Read More About This SurnameMacCaskell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
MacCaskell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from Mac-ás-Ketilll. Ketill is equivalent to the English ‘kettle'. In the Icelandic poets of the tenth century the uncontracted form was used, but in the eleventh it began to be contracted into kel. Its frequent occurrence in nomenclature doubtless arises from the use of the Vé-kell, or 'Holy Kettle, ' at sacrifices. Cumming reads ‘OSKETIL', and Worsaae ‘Asketill, ' on the fragment of a cross now in Castle Rushen.
Askell, is found in the Flateyjarbóc; Oscytyl was Abbot of Croyland in a.d. 992, and Askel King of Dublin in a.d. 1159. In 1311 and 1312 King Edward III. addressed letters to Gilbert Macaskel, or Mackaskill, 'Keeper of his Land of Man'. Asketil, Askell, Asketel (found in the Hundred Rolls).
It is now hardly found anywhere, though formerly common in Bride, to which parish it was almost confined.
MacCaskell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacCaskell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacCaskell occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name MacCaskell? popularity and diffusion
MacCaskell is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of MacCaskell are found; 60 percent are found in Australasia and 60 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Australia MacCaskell occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaskell | 95 | 358 | / |
| Macaskell | 95 | 1 | / |
| MacCaskill | 90 | 146 | / |
| Macaskel | 89 | 7 | / |
| McCaskill | 84 | 8,851 | / |
| MacAskill | 84 | 4,055 | / |
| MacCaskil | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacAskyll | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacKaskill | 80 | 7 | / |
| McAskill | 78 | 773 | / |
| MacKasskill | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mocaskill | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mecaskill | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macacel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makasskil | 63 | 1 | / |
| Makakil | 59 | 2 | / |
| Makaakl | 59 | 2 | / |
| Macacil | 59 | 1 | / |
| MacKoukl | 56 | 1 | / |
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