McCluskey or McCloskey (

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: ''Mac Bhloscaidh'') is an

surname. It evolved as a branch of the

Ó Catháin The O'Cahan (Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uí Néill’s Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as Keane, O'Kane and Kane. The O'Cahan's originated in Lagga ...

clan in County Londonderry.

History

The McCluskey sept are a branch of the O'Cahans, the former Lords of Keenaght. The McCluskey family was one of the leading Clans of Ulster before the 16th century Scottish colonisation. The MacCloskeys are from County Londonderry and descend from one Bloskey O'Kane, slayer of Murtagh O'Loughlin heir to the Irish Throne in 1196. The names as McCloskey or McCluskey are well known in America and have been used in popular culture. The first recorded spelling of the family name McCluskey is shown to be that of Mac Bhloscaidh from the All Ireland Census in 1659, conducted during the reign of Richard Cromwell. Surnames became necessary in the Celtic Isles when governments introduced personal taxation. It was first found in what is modern County Londonderry where they were a branch of the O'Kanes. It originates from Gaelic Ireland in the North and the South.

People with the surname

Andy McCluskey George Andrew McCluskey (born 24 June 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), which he founded a ...

(born 1959), singer * Conn McCluskey (1914–2013), Irish civil-rights activist * C. Wade McClusky (1902–1976), American admiral * Edward J. McCluskey (1929–2016), electrical engineer * George McCluskey (born 1957), Scottish football player *

Harold McCluskey Harold R. McCluskey (July 12, 1912 – August 17, 1987) was a chemical operations technician at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant located in Washington State who is known for having survived, on August 30, 1976, exposure to the highest d ...

(1912–1987), radiation survivor * Jamie McCluskey (born 1987), Scottish football player *

Jill McCluskey Jill Jennifer McCluskey is an American economist. She is a Distinguished Professor of Sustainability and Director of the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University. Early life and education McCluskey completed her Bachelor of Arts ...

, American economist *

Jim McCluskey James McCluskey (1 November 1950 in Salsburgh – 14 November 2013) was a football referee from Scotland, who officiated in the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and the final of UEFA Women's Euro 1991. A former footballer in the early 1970s before b ...

(1950–2013), Scottish football referee *

Joe McCluskey Joseph Paul McCluskey (June 2, 1911 – August 31, 2002) was an American track and field athlete. During his running career, he won 27 national titles in various distance events and captured the steeplechase title a record nine times in a 13-ye ...

(1911–2002), American athlete *

John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey John Herbert McCluskey, Baron McCluskey (12 June 1929 – 20 July 2017) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician, who served as Solicitor General for Scotland, the country's junior Law Officer from 1974 to 1979, and as a Senator of the Col ...

(1929–2017), Scottish lawyer, judge and politician *

John McCluskey (boxer) John McCluskey (23 January 1944 – 17 July 2015) born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, was a Scottish amateur flyweight and professional fly/ bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s. Boxing career As an amateur he won the 1964 and 1 ...

(1944–2015), Scottish boxer of the 1960s and '70s *

Len McCluskey Leonard David McCluskey (born 23 July 1950) is a British trade unionist. He was General Secretary of Unite the Union, the largest affiliate and a major donor to the Labour Party. As a young adult, he spent some years working in the Liverpool D ...

(born 1950), a British trade unionist *

Pat McCluskey Patrick McCluskey (13 April 1952 – 24 August 2020) was a Scottish footballer. He spent most of his career in the Scottish League, except for part of one season in Ireland and one season in the United States. Career In 1970, McCluskey began h ...

(born 1952), Scottish football player *

Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey (August 24, 1930 – August 29, 1993) was an American IndyCar driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona. He won championship titles in three divisions of the United States Auto Club: Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the USAC Spr ...

(1930–1993), American race-car driver * Ronnie McCluskey (1936–2011), Scottish football player * Stuart McCluskey (born 1977), Scottish football player

Fictional characters

* Karen McCluskey, ''Desperate Housewives'' character * Mona McCluskey, American sitcom *Mrs. Bridget McCluskey, ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running progra ...

'' character played by Gwyneth Powell * Captain Mark McCluskey, corrupt Irish-American police captain played by Sterling Hayden in ''The Godfather'' * Gator McKlusky, character played by Burt Reynolds in the movies ''White Lightning'' and ''Gator''

References

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History

People with the surname

Fictional characters

See also

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