McAskil Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
McAskil Surname Definition:
MACASGILL, Macaskill, Maccaskell, Maccaseil, Maccaskill, Mackaskil, Mackaskill: The Gaelic is MacAsgaill, derived from the ON. personal name Askell (for Asketill, 'the kettle or sacrificial vessel of the Anses,' i.e. gods). Rob Donn (ed. Morrison, p.
Read More About This SurnameMcAskil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
McAskil Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACASGILL, Macaskill, Maccaskell, Maccaseil, Maccaskill, Mackaskil, Mackaskill: The Gaelic is MacAsgaill, derived from the ON. personal name Askell (for Asketill, 'the kettle or sacrificial vessel of the Anses,' i.e. gods). Rob Donn (ed. Morrison, p. 443) spells the name MacCasguill. It was a William MacAskill, probably a member of the family of MacCaskill of Ebost, who led the Clan Macleod against the fleet of Clanranald at Eynot, west of Skye, in the sixteenth century (Henderson, p. 54). Donald M'Askle was a corporal in the Reay Fencibles in 1795 (Scobie, p. 370), and Calum MacAsguill is author of ' Bearnaraidh na h-Earradh" (in Alba, I, no. 4, 1920). Angus McAskill, born in Lewis, died in Cape Breton August 8th, 1863, in his thirty-eighth year. He was 7 feet 9 inches in height, and was known as the Cape Breton Giant. (One of his boots, 16 inches in length, is preserved in the Provincial Museum, Halifax.) A ridiculous bombastic work by James D. Gillis, purporting to be an account of his life was published in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1919, under the title, The Cape Breton Giant: a truthful mejnoir. The Macasgills are known as Clann t-Asgaill, and the euphonic t has given rise to a forename, Taskill, Taskel M Rory, 1745. Macaisldll 1790, Mackaiscail 1766, Mackaiscal (in Crosple) 1769, Mackaiskill 1783, Mackascal 1769.
McAskil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McAskil Come From? nationality or country of origin
McAskil is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McAskil? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname McAskil occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of McAskil are found; 92 percent are found in Australasia and 92 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
McAskil is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,454,155. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 55 percent reside and Western Australia, where 45 percent reside. Not including Australia McAskil exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaskil | 93 | 18 | / |
| McKaskil | 93 | 6 | / |
| McKaskill | 88 | 107 | / |
| McGaskill | 88 | 22 | / |
| McCaskiel | 88 | 6 | / |
| McEaskill | 88 | 1 | / |
| McSaskill | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCasskill | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCkaskill | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCatskill | 82 | 1 | / |
| McKasskill | 82 | 0 | / |
| McAskell | 80 | 67 | / |
| McCaskel | 80 | 42 | / |
| McKaskel | 80 | 14 | / |
| McCoskil | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCakill | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCaskll | 80 | 1 | / |
| McHaskell | 75 | 41 | / |
| McKaskell | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mcgaskell | 75 | 2 | / |
| McKoskill | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCoskel | 67 | 0 | / |
| McCackel | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeskell | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mrzashkeel | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mjahdshkeel | 56 | 1 | / |
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