# McClusky (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcclusky/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,341 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,986 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 230,235 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (1,268 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈklʌski/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McCloskey.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McClusky in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McClusky in the United States.

## People named McClusky

- John V. McClusky, American astronomer

## Similar surnames

McCloskey, McCluskey, McCleskey, McClaskey, McClish, McLaughlin, McCullough, McAllister, Michaels, McAlister, McCallister, McCulloch.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.