McCasker Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McCasker 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.'

McCasker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2481:108,85412,149
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland321:116,9765,458
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

McCasker 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

McCasker Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCasker is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCasker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 945,594th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name McCasker is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of McCasker live; 93 percent live in Australasia and 93 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname McCasker is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 108,854. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 44 percent are found, New South Wales, where 33 percent are found and Victoria, where 13 percent are found. Not including Australia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

McCasker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCasker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCasker last name decreased 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCasker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCasker surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McCasker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

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