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    The surname McClusky

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 1,341 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈklʌski/ 2 syllables Soundex M242

    McClusky: #19,986 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McClusky #19,986, 1,341 people McClusky: #19,986 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McClusky #19,986, 1,341 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClusky is more common than 87.7% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Variant of McCloskey.

    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 1,341 people named McClusky in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,235 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,268.

    #19,986
    rank among US surnames
    1,341
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #19,672)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,986McClusky1,341230,235
    #19,992Couillard1,340230,407

    Who is named McClusky

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

    86% of people named McClusky identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCluskys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John V. McClusky
      American astronomer, born 2000

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McClusky

    McClusky has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McClusky come from?
    Variant of McCloskey.
    How common is the surname McClusky?
    1,341 people in the United States had the surname McClusky in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,235 Americans. It ranked 19,986th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McClusky?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McClusky identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McClusky?
    John V. McClusky, American astronomer.
    Where is the surname McClusky most common?
    Wikidata records people named McClusky in the United States.
    How do you pronounce McClusky?
    McClusky is /məˈklʌski/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname McClusky getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,268 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,341 in 2010, up 5.8%.