How common is the surname McCaskill?

5,857 people in the United States had the surname McCaskill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,714 Americans. It ranked 5,892nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCaskill?

Claire McCaskill, American politician (born 1953), followed by Savannah McCaskill.

Where is the surname McCaskill most common?

Wikidata records people named McCaskill in the United States.

Is the surname McCaskill getting more or less common?

More common. 5,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,857 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname McCaskill

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 5,857 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M224

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCaskill is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

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

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,857 people named McCaskill in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,714 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,466.

#5,892

rank among US surnames

5,857

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,792)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,888	Shupe	5,861	52,678
#5,889	Albano	5,860	52,687
#5,890	Plant	5,858	52,705
#5,892	McCaskill	5,857	52,714
#5,894	Theriault	5,855	52,732

Who is named McCaskill

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

51% of people named McCaskill identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCaskills

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claire McCaskill
American politician (born 1953)
Savannah McCaskill
American soccer player, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCaskill

McCaskill has the Soundex code M224, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M224.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCaskill come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).
How common is the surname McCaskill?: 5,857 people in the United States had the surname McCaskill in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,714 Americans. It ranked 5,892nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCaskill?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named McCaskill identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCaskill?: Claire McCaskill, American politician (born 1953), followed by Savannah McCaskill.
Where is the surname McCaskill most common?: Wikidata records people named McCaskill in the United States.
What type of surname is McCaskill?: McCaskill is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCaskill getting more or less common?: More common. 5,466 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,857 in 2010, up 7.2%.