McCluskey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The McCluskey surname evolved from the Irish Gaelicnames Ó Cathain or Mac Cathain.
Early Origins of the McCluskey family
The surname McCluskey 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 McCluskey family
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McCluskey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: McCloskey, McCluskey, McClaskey, McCloskie, McLoskie, McCleskey and many more.
Early Notables of the McCluskey family
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McCluskey Ranking
In the United States, the name McCluskey is the 5,948th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
McCluskey migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
McCluskey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Patrick McCluskey, who landed in New York, NY in 1824 2
- Barney McCluskey, who landed in New York, NY in 1834 2
- John McCluskey, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1834 2
- James McCluskey, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1838 2
- Edward McCluskey, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
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McCluskey Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Catherine McCluskey, aged 17, who settled in America from Tyrone, in 1901
- Alex McCluskey, aged 50, who immigrated to the United States from Larkhall, in 1903
- Ann McCluskey, aged 65, who settled in America from Ballymena, in 1905
- Anne McCluskey, aged 46, who immigrated to the United States from Cornanore, in 1905
- Frank McCluskey, aged 23, who landed in America from Down, Ireland, in 1907
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McCluskey migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
McCluskey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- ? McCluskey, aged 27 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Manchester" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in August 1847 3
- Miss Margaret McCluskey, aged 7 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Manchester" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 3
- Mr. Patrick McCluskey, aged 22 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Manchester" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in October 1847 3
- Mr. Patrick McCluskey, aged 62 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Manchester" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 3
Contemporary Notables of the name McCluskey (post 1700) +
- Sally McCluskey (1941-2022), better known by her pen names Bethany Campbell and Lisa Harris, an American three-time Rita Award winning writer of romance novels from Omaha, Nebraska
- Roger McCluskey (1930-1993), American race car driver 4
- Joe McCluskey (1911-2002), American bronze medal athlete at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Edward J. McCluskey (b. 1929), American Electrical Engineer, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University
- Angela McCluskey (1960-2024), Scottish singer-songwriter based in California, United States who performed as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group Wild Colonials
- Andy McCluskey (b. 1959), English lead singer and primary songwriter for the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
- Patrick "Pat" McCluskey (1952-2020), Scottish footballer for the Scotland U23 National Team (1973-1975)
- Mrs. Margaret Scott McCluskey M.B.E., British recipient of the Member of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to the community in North Lanarkshire 5
- John Herbert McCluskey (1929-2017), Baron McCluskey, a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (1974-1979)
- John McCluskey (1944-2015), Scottish amateur flyweight and professional fly/bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s
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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)
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 43)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists