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

The surname MacUsker is found most frequently in Scotland. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacUsker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of MacUsker live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname MacUsker is most widespread in Scotland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland it is most frequent in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent are found.

MacUsker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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