Explore the Family Name Comiskey

The meaning of Comiskey

Irish (South Ulster and North Leinster): shortened Anglicized form of Mac Cumascaigh ‘son of Cumascach’, a byname from cumascach ‘mixer, confuser’. See McComiskey.

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How common is the last name Comiskey in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Comiskey saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Comiskey was ranked the 16,988th most popular surname, falling to the 17,927th spot in 2010—a change of -5.53%. However, the number of people carrying this surname actually increased slightly over this period. In 2000, 1,542 individuals bore the name Comiskey, which rose to 1,559 in 2010, marking a minimal growth of 1.1%. The proportion per 100,000 people also dipped from 0.57 to 0.53, demonstrating a decrease of -7.02%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,988	#17,927	-5.53%
Count	1,542	1,559	1.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.53	-7.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Comiskey

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Comiskey, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of those bearing the surname have consistently identified as White, although there was a slight decline from 96.37% in 2000 to 94.29% in 2010. Interestingly, there were increases in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.52% to 0.77%) and Hispanic (from 1.95% to 2.63%). The proportion of those identifying as two or more races saw a substantial increase from 0.78% to 1.86%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Comiskey surname identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	94.29%	-2.16%
Hispanic	1.95%	2.63%	34.87%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.86%	138.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.77%	48.08%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%