Macloskey Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Macloskey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macloskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales171:182,03112,022
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Macloskey Last Name Facts

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

Macloskey occurs in Wales more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macloskey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Macloskey is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Macloskey reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 182,031. In Wales Macloskey is most common in: Wrexham County Borough, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Wales this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Macloskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Macloskey last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Macloskey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.67% more than the national average, earning $74,938 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Macloskey
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