McCluskie Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCluskie Surname Definition:

MACCLUSKY, Macluskie, Maclusky, MacCloskey, Macluskey: An Irish name found in Galloway and Glasgow. It. Mac (Bh)loscaidh, son of Bloscadh, a personal name among the O'Kanes (Woulfe).

McCluskie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3941:13,5881,754
England2651:210,25718,075
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Canada1031:357,72432,292
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Wales231:134,5459,804
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

McCluskie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCLUSKY, Macluskie, Maclusky, MacCloskey, Macluskey: An Irish name found in Galloway and Glasgow. It. Mac (Bh)loscaidh, son of Bloscadh, a personal name among the O'Kanes (Woulfe).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCluskie Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCluskie occurs most in Scotland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCluskie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 392,884th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,097,273 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of McCluskie are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 13,588. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: East Ayrshire, where 18 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 17 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

McCluskie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCluskie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McCluskie surname rose 326 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 879 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCluskie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCluskie last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCluskie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $47,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $51,982 CAD per year.

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