MacUsker Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacUsker Surname Definition:

MACCOSKER, Maccusker: These names are probably Irish, the second form being found in Glasgow. Ir, Mac Oscatr, 'son of Oscar,' or of the 'champion.' Irish Oscar, the personal name, also meaning 'a champion.'

MacUsker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

MacUsker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCOSKER, Maccusker: These names are probably Irish, the second form being found in Glasgow. Ir, Mac Oscatr, 'son of Oscar,' or of the 'champion.' Irish Oscar, the personal name, also meaning 'a champion.'

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

MACCOSKER: Mac Oscar, Ossian's heroic son. In co. Wexford it is sometimes pronounced Cosgar, and thence anglicized to Cosgrave.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

MacUsker Last Name Facts

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

MacUsker occurs most in Scotland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacUsker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. MacUsker is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacUsker reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland MacUsker is mostly concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent are found.

MacUsker Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCusker9427/
McCusker887,437/
Mecusker8837/
Makuker80220/
Macuski8037/
MacUska8014/
MacOske802/
Macouke801/
Macoker801/
MacUsky800/
MacOskey7554/
Makouske7517/
MacKoske755/
Makuskie753/
MacOskie752/
Macheuke751/
Mokusker751/
Makuke711,015/
Macuka71324/
Makouskei711/
Makauskes711/
Mackouski711/
Makkosker711/
Macoski67280/
Makuski6775/
MacOsky6768/
Makoske6743/
Makuska6730/
Makusky6715/
Macuška6712/
MacUque678/
Macuche678/
Mokauke677/
Makhuke675/
Makouke674/
MacOska674/
Macauce672/
Macucka672/
Macukka671/
Makukey671/

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