McCosker Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCosker 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.'

McCosker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,3021:20,7342,872
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Northern Ireland921:20,0552,426
England681:819,38343,863
Ireland481:98,1035,309
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

McCosker 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

McCosker Last Name Facts

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

McCosker is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of McCosker.

How Common Is The Last Name McCosker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,523rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,197,895 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 77 percent of McCosker live; 77 percent live in Australasia and 77 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 1,302 people, or 1 in 20,734. In Australia McCosker is most common in: Queensland, where 57 percent live, New South Wales, where 31 percent live and Victoria, where 4 percent live. Apart from Australia McCosker occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live.

McCosker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCosker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCosker surname increased 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 971 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 23 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCosker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCosker are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.41% registered with the party.

McCosker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.18% more than the national average, earning $50,563 USD per year.

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McCosker Reference & Research

McOsker, McCusker, McKusker & McCosker - We believe that we are descended from Oscar Mag Uidhir, the great-grandson of Donn Carragh Mag Uidhir, the 1st Prince of Fermanagh.

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