How common is the surname McCaskey?

1,319 people in the United States had the surname McCaskey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. It ranked 20,201st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCaskey?

Virginia Halas McCaskey, American football executive (1923–2025).

Where is the surname McCaskey most common?

Wikidata records people named McCaskey in the United States.

Is the surname McCaskey getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,319 in 2010, down 3.4%.

The surname McCaskey

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,319 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCaskey is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

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

McCaskey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,319 people named McCaskey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,366.

#20,201

rank among US surnames

1,319

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,607)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,192	Ruppe	1,320	233,898
#20,201	Redington	1,319	234,075

Who is named McCaskey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named McCaskey identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCaskeys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginia Halas McCaskey
American football executive (1923–2025)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCaskey

McCaskey has the Soundex code M220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M220.

Questions

Where does the surname McCaskey come from?: Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Ascaidh (“son of Ascadh”), from a pet form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill.
How common is the surname McCaskey?: 1,319 people in the United States had the surname McCaskey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,075 Americans. It ranked 20,201st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCaskey?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named McCaskey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCaskey?: Virginia Halas McCaskey, American football executive (1923–2025).
Where is the surname McCaskey most common?: Wikidata records people named McCaskey in the United States.
What type of surname is McCaskey?: McCaskey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCaskey getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,319 in 2010, down 3.4%.