McOsker Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

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

McOsker 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.'

McOsker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:862,99765,593
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

McOsker 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

McOsker Last Name Facts

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

The last name McOsker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McOsker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 701,000th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McOsker live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname McOsker is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 862,997. In The United States McOsker is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States McOsker occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Chile, where 0 percent are found.

McOsker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McOsker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McOsker last name expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McOsker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McOsker surname are 0.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.33% being registered with the party.

McOsker earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,453 USD per year.

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McOsker 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.

McOsker/McCusker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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