Mccaster

Mccaster Meaning & Origin

About Mccaster
The surname McCaster is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac an Casteir, meaning "son of the castle dweller." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person associated with a castle or fortress. The name McCaster suggests a connection to a familial or ancestral link with a castle or a person who lived near one.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mccaster is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mccaster: 611
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 36,585
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mccaster based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKSTR
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M202306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K AE1 S T ER0
🌐 IPA
/mccaster*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKSTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M223

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mccaster in Braille

Here's how to represent Mccaster in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mccaster in braille

How to sign the name Mccaster using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mccaster using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mccaster in sign language

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