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 carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of McCasker.

How Common Is The Last Name McCasker? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCasker is the 945,594th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. McCasker occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of McCasker reside; 93 percent reside in Australasia and 93 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most common 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 live, New South Wales, where 33 percent live and Victoria, where 13 percent live. Barring Australia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

McCasker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCasker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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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