McClusky Surname

211,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

McClusky 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).

McClusky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6141:224,57221,735
England2261:246,54020,052
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada421:877,27667,671
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Wales201:154,72710,755
Ireland171:276,9969,887
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:88,9619,277
Scotland2261:16,5631,785
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:44,5995,164

McClusky 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)

(Irish) The son of Bloscadh.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McClusky Last Name Facts

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

McClusky is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClusky? popularity and diffusion

The surname McClusky is the 211,958th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,748,738 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of McClusky live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,614 people, or 1 in 224,572. In The United States McClusky is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States McClusky occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

McClusky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McClusky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McClusky last name rose 143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClusky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McClusky last name is predominantly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McClusky last name are 8.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.71% being registered with the party.

The amount McClusky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning R 242,628 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCluskey9416,278/
Macclusky945/
McLusky93147/
MacCluskey8973/
McClosky88749/
McClasky88104/
Maclusky8854/
McKlusky8839/
McCluske8828/
McCloskey8217,894/
McClaskey821,953/
MacLuskey8234/
MacLutsky8218/
MacClosky823/
Mocluskey822/
McLosky8029/
MacCloskey7895/
MacCluskie7813/
Mackluskey786/
MacLosky7527/
MacLuski752/
MacLuskie7178/
MacLaskey7166/
Macloskey7143/
MacKlosky7114/
Maklosky631/
Moklosky630/
MacLoskie5933/
Makloski5027/
Maklaski501/
Mokloski501/

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