McCaskie Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Barbados

McCaskie Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Gaisgeach = the Hero or Champion [Gaelic Mac Ghaisgich]

McCaskie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1671:161,65116,786
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
England1221:456,70530,074
Scotland1221:43,8843,986
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Northern Ireland791:23,3552,670
Barbados611:4,712567
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Finland91:610,74534,002
Wales61:515,75523,171
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland921:40,6873,079
England361:677,09432,515
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

McCaskie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Gaisgeach = the Hero or Champion [Gaelic Mac Ghaisgich]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McCaskie Last Name Facts

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

McCaskie is most common in Australia. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaskie? popularity and diffusion

McCaskie is the 530,954th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,966,414 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of McCaskie reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 161,651. In Australia McCaskie is most common in: New South Wales, where 63 percent live, Western Australia, where 12 percent live and Queensland, where 11 percent live. Apart from Australia McCaskie is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

McCaskie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCaskie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaskie surname increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 339 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCaskie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCaskie last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.53% registered with the party.

The amount McCaskie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $46,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $45,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCaskie9418/
McCaskey881,970/
Macaskie8850/
McCoskie881/
MacCaskey8210/
MacAski802/
Makaskie7510/
MacAskey755/
Mackaski753/
MacOskie752/
Makoskie750/
MacCheske711/
Mackajski711/
MacHcoski710/
Mochcoski710/
Makoski671,258/
Macoski67280/
Makaske6764/
Makoske6743/
Maceski6729/
Macasky6727/
Makeski6722/
MacOske672/
Maciski671/
Mocoski671/
Makiski671/
Makaski671/

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McCaskie Reference & Research

McCaskill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCaskie
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