McClaskey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The McClaskey surname evolved from the Irish Gaelicnames Ó Cathain or Mac Cathain.
Early Origins of the McClaskey family
The surname McClaskey was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where they were a branch of the O'Kanes.
Early History of the McClaskey family
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McClaskey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: McCloskey, McCluskey, McClaskey, McCloskie, McLoskie, McCleskey and many more.
Early Notables of the McClaskey family
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McClaskey Ranking
In the United States, the name McClaskey is the 13,461st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
McClaskey migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
McClaskey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Arte McClaskey, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 2
McClaskey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Richard McClaskey, aged 26, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1812 2
- Arthur McClaskey, who landed in New York in 1819 2
- Peter McClaskey, who arrived in Maryland in 1840 2
Contemporary Notables of the name McClaskey (post 1700) +
- Tod McClaskey, American businessman, co-founder of Red Lion Hotels in 1959 which was sold in 1984 for 600 million, now known as Red Lion Hotels Corporation with 145 million in annual sales
- Michael McClaskey, American actor, known for his roles in The Spring (1989)
- Jackie McClaskey, American Secretary of Agriculture in Kansas
- Walter Donald McClaskey (1918-1988), American politician, Member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1973-1986)
- Harry Haley McClaskey (1882-1941), birth name of Henry Burr, Canadian singer of popular songs, an early radio performer and producer
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)