McCaskey

English

Alternative forms

• McCoskey, McKaskey

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ascaidh (“son of Ascadh”), from a pet form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill.

Proper noun

McCaskey (plural McCaskeys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCaskey is the 20201^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1319 individuals. McCaskey is most common among White (76.95%) and Black/African American (17.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCaskey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.