MacCloskey Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacCloskey Surname Definition:

An Irish name found in Galloway and Glasgow. It. Mac (Bh)loscaidh, son of Bloscadh, a personal name among the O'Kanes (Woulfe).

MacCloskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093

MacCloskey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Irish name found in Galloway and Glasgow. It. Mac (Bh)loscaidh, son of Bloscadh, a personal name among the O'Kanes (Woulfe).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From the Irish MacBlosgaidh; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

MacCloskey Last Name Facts

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

MacCloskey is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCloskey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name MacCloskey is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of MacCloskey are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States MacCloskey is most prevalent in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and New Jersey, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

MacCloskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the MacCloskey last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the MacCloskey last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

MacCloskey earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $52,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCloskey9517,894/
Macloskey9543/
MacClosky953/
MacCluskey9073/
McClosky89749/
MacLosky8927/
McCluskey8416,278/
McCleskey842,375/
McClaskey841,953/
MacLaskey8466/
MacLuskey8434/
MacLoskie8433/
MacKlosky8414/
Macclusky845/
Mecloskey841/
McLosky8229/
MacCluskie8013/
Mackluskey806/
McClusky781,944/
McLeskey78395/
McClasky78104/
Maclusky7854/
McCluske7828/
Meclosky782/
Maklosky781/
MacLuskie7478/
MacLutsky7418/
Mecklosky7417/
Mocluskey742/
Meclaskey741/
Makloskie740/
McLusky71147/
MacLoce718/
MacLake717/
McKlusky6739/
Makloski6727/
MacLuski672/
Meklosky672/
Macloche671/
Moklosky670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacCloskey
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