O'Casey Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Casey Surname Definition:

Ó Cathasaigh The name of six unrelated septs.

See Map. IF 78; Map Cork, Dub, Fer, Mayo, Lim and Ros: Plate III

O'Casey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:181,1137,791
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

O'Casey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cathasaigh The name of six unrelated septs.

See Map. IF 78; Map Cork, Dub, Fer, Mayo, Lim and Ros: Plate III

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Casey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Casey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Casey is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Casey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name O'Casey occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of O'Casey reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Ireland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 181,113. In Ireland O'Casey is mostly found in: Leinster, where 81 percent are found and Munster, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Ireland this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

O'Casey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Casey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Casey Last Name Statistics demography

O'Casey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.95% more than the national average, earning $73,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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O'Case923/
O'Kasey861/
Ocasy831/
Ocase830/
O'Cass7723/
Ocause777/
Oaksey775/
Ocaseo775/
Ocassy773/
Ocasyo772/
Ecasey771/
Ocasie771/
Ockasy770/
O Case770/
Ocas735,445/
Ocse734/
Ocsy731/
Oucasse712/
Ogaseye711/
O'Cayce711/
Accasey711/
Yocasse711/
Ochse671,508/
Ocaso67252/
Okase67175/
Ogase67106/
Ocasa6745/
Occas6723/
Icsey6712/
Ocsay6710/
Aksey6710/
Ocasi678/
Ockas678/
Acase676/
Ocaes672/
Ocaez672/
Ocoseyei671/
Ogasy671/
Yocas671/
Ocaas671/
Ouccasse671/
Ocaze671/
Ocass671/
Ocksy671/
Ocsea671/
Ecase670/

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