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Cashin: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Mac Caisín · 'son of Caisín' (diminutive of cas, bent, curly)

Woulfe (1923) gives Cashin as an anglicised form of Mac Caisín, 'son of Caisín' (a diminutive of cas, bent, curly), a well-known family in Leinster and parts of Munster, where they were formerly hereditary medical practitioners; also an Antrim family. He also gives Cashin under Ó Caisín, 'apparently a variant in the south of Ireland of the Ossory surname Mac Caisín'.

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Irish formMac Caisín
Meaning'son of Caisín' (diminutive of cas, bent, curly)
Other spellings8
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Origin of the Cashin name

Woulfe (Mac Caisín): 'a well-known family in Leinster and parts of Munster, where they were formerly hereditary medical practitioners; also an Antrim family.' Under Ó Caisín he says it is 'apparently a variant in the south of Ireland of the Ossory surname Mac Caisín'.[1][2]

  1. 189021 Cashin entries in Ireland including spelling varieties (11 spelled Cashin).[3]

Other spellings

Casheen · Cashen · Cashion · Cassin · Cashon · Cassian · Keshin · MacCashin[1][2][4]

The Cashin coat of arms

The design shown is a coat of arms associated with the Cashin surname. In Irish and British heraldry a coat of arms is granted to one person and passes to their heirs; it does not belong to everyone who shares the surname. Many families still use the arms of their name as a symbol of their heritage.

Cashin surname: questions

What does the surname Cashin mean?

Woulfe gives Cashin under Mac Caisín as 'son of Caisín', Caisín being a diminutive of cas, 'bent, curly'.[1]

Is Cashin the same as Cassin or Casheen?

Woulfe prints Casheen, Cashen, Cashion, Cassin and Keshin among the forms of both Mac Caisín and Ó Caisín, and Matheson's 1901 varieties list gives Cashen, Casheen, Cashin, Cashion, Cashon, Cassian, Cassin and Keshin together.[1][2][4]

Where does the Cashin family come from?

Woulfe calls Mac Caisín a well-known family in Leinster and parts of Munster, where they were formerly hereditary medical practitioners, and also an Antrim family. Under Ó Caisín he writes that it is 'apparently a variant in the south of Ireland of the Ossory surname Mac Caisín'.[1][2]

How many Cashins were there in Ireland in 1890?

Matheson's 1890 birth index has 21 entries for Cashin including spelling varieties (11 spelled Cashin): Leinster 9, Munster 10, Connaught 2.[3]

Sources

  1. Mac Caisín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/macc/mac-caisin.php
  2. Ó Caisín — Irish Names and Surnames (Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-caisin.php
  3. Cashin — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/cashin.php
  4. Cashin — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/255.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).