McCashen Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCashen Surname Definition:

Contracted from Mac Caisint ‘Caisin's Son', (caisin is a diminutive of cas, 'crooked'), The name Caisin must originally have meant a crooked-eyed, crooked-legged, or metaphorically stupid, person. Caisin was the son of Cas, the descendant of Cormac, who was the younger son of Olioll Oluim, King of Munster.

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McCashen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

McCashen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from Mac Caisint ‘Caisin's Son', (caisin is a diminutive of cas, 'crooked'), The name Caisin must originally have meant a crooked-eyed, crooked-legged, or metaphorically stupid, person. Caisin was the son of Cas, the descendant of Cormac, who was the younger son of Olioll Oluim, King of Munster.

'Caisin, scribe of Lusca, ’ a.d. 695.

Cashen is found in Ireland.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McCashen Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCashen is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCashen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of McCashen are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 49 percent are found, Colorado, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found.

McCashen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCashen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCashen surname rose 131 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCashen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCashen last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

McCashen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,882 USD per year.

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