The McCaslin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,709 people carried this name — #7,106 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,597 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McCaslin surname

Irish variant of McCausland.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McCaslin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named McCaslin, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 132 people lived in those households, 4.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maine 7
Pennsylvania 7
North Carolina 7
Maryland 4
New York 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 252 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McCaslin in American newspapers,
1902–1925.

Newspaper page from Sunday Washington Globe carrying the name McCaslin
Sunday Washington Globe 1902-06-08
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name McCaslin
Evening Star 1925-02-25
Newspaper page from Heppner Gazette carrying the name McCaslin
Heppner Gazette 1907-12-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,260 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named McCaslin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Richard McCaslin 1964–2018 · real-life superhero
  • Bob McCaslin, Sr. 1926–2011 · politician
  • Sarah McCaslin 1685–1738 · immigrant
  • Nellie McCaslin 1914–2005 · teacher

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McCaslin,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States294 records

294 records of the McCaslin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 174
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Harold McCaslin

    Born 1948; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Army, attack helicopter pilot; killed in action 1972 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Casey McCaslin

    Born 1911 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 at Tulsa; plumber from Mc Intosh County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary McCaslin

    Arrived at Philadelphia in 1850 aboard the Hibernia from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 294 records for McCaslin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia15 records

15 records of the McCaslin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William McCaslin

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Hercules, arriving 1830; certificate of freedom 1837.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph McCaslin

    Sailed from Victoria in 1869 aboard the Lady Jocelyn, bound for London, aged 12.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William McCaslin

    Sailed from Victoria in 1869 aboard the Lady Jocelyn, bound for London, aged 20.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for McCaslin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the McCaslin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Henry McCaslin

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Alexander McCaslin

    Listed at Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1791.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alexander McCaslin

    Married 1784 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for McCaslin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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