McCleskey Surname

179,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

McCleskey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCleskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3751:152,61415,662
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

McCleskey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCleskey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCleskey? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCleskey is the 179,597th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,068,440 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of McCleskey are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,375 people, or 1 in 152,614. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, Georgia, where 14 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States McCleskey exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

McCleskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCleskey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCleskey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McCleskey surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

McCleskey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,891 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCleskey
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