# McCaskill

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,245

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
2. A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`cmcaskill`, `mcacskill`, `mcaskill`, `mccaksill`, `mccasikll`, `mccaskil`, `mccaskkill`, `mccasklil`, `mccasskill`, `mccsakill`, `mmccaskill`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mccaskill