McCoskey Surname

359,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname

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

McCoskey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCoskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0071:359,93932,103
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

McCoskey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCoskey occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoskey? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCoskey is the 359,713th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McCoskey are found; 101 percent are found in North America and 101 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCoskey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 359,939. In The United States McCoskey is primarily found in: Indiana, where 18 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States McCoskey occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

McCoskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCoskey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCoskey last name grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCoskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCoskey last name are 20.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCoskey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $57,375 CAD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCoskey
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