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![Show Contents]() MacCaskey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Irish surnames are all based on the Gaelic language native to Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name MacCaskey is Mag Uidhir, which is derived from the word odhar, meaning dun-colored; in the genitive case, the word is uidhir. Early Origins of the MacCaskey familyThe surname MacCaskey was first found in County Fermanagh (Irish: Fear Manach) in the southwestern part of Northern Ireland, Province of Ulster. Early History of the MacCaskey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacCaskey research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacCaskey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacCaskey Spelling VariationsPeople who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname MacCaskey that are preserved in archival documents are MacCosker, MacCusker, MacOsker, MacOscar and many more. Early Notables of the MacCaskey familyMore information is included under the topic Early MacCaskey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 MacCaskey migration to the United States | + |
Irish families left their homeland in astonishing numbers during the 19th century in search of a better life. Although individual reasons vary, most of these Irish families suffered from extreme poverty, lack of work opportunities, and exorbitant rents in their homeland. Many decided to travel to Australia or North America in the hopes of finding greater opportunities and land. The Irish immigrants that came to North America initially settled on the East Coast, often in major centers such as Boston or New York. But like the many other cultures to settle in North America, the Irish traveled to almost any region they felt held greater promise; as a result, many Irish with gold fever moved all the way out to the Pacific coast. Others before that time left for land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula, or the Maritimes as United Empire Loyalists, for many Irish did choose to side with the English during the American War of Independence. The earliest wave of Irish migration, however, occurred during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the MacCaskey name:
MacCaskey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Eliza MacCaskey, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816 1
- John MacCaskey, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816 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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MacCaskey migration to the United States 
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