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Early Origins of the Kasey family

The surname Kasey was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Kasey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kasey research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1435, 1531, 1648 and 1675 are included under the topic Early Kasey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kasey Spelling Variations

In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Kasey has appeared as Cassie, Casse, Cassy, Cassye, Caisey, Caissey, Caissy, Kasey, Casey, Kassie, Kasse, Cassey and many more.

Early Notables of the Kasey family

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United States Kasey migration to the United States +

The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and Clan societies in North America. Among them:

Kasey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Hester Kasey, who landed in Virginia in 1638 1
  • Julian Kasey, who landed in Maryland in 1678 1
Kasey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Kasey, who landed in Virginia in 1703 1
  • Anne Kasey, who landed in Virginia in 1703 1
  • Cath Kasey, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 1
  • Joseph Kasey, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755 1
Kasey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Patrick Kasey, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1844 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kasey (post 1700) +

  • Kasey Beirnes (b. 1980), Canadian lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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