Casey (surname)
Casey is a common variation of the Irish Gaelic Cathasaigh/Cathaiseach, meaning vigilant or watchful. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.
| Language(s) | Old Irish (Anglicized) |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Vigilant or watchful |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Caissie O'Casey O'Cathasaigh MacCasey O'Casaigh |
People with the surname Casey include:
- Adam Casey (born 1983), Australian Soccer player
- Al Casey (disambiguation)
- Albert Vincent Casey (1920–2004), former United States Postmaster General
- Ann Casey (born 1938), American professional wrestler
- Anne Casey, New Zealand-trained nurse based in England, developer of Casey's model of nursing
- Bernie Casey (1939–2017), American football player and actor
- Bill Casey (born 1945), Canadian politician
- Bob Casey (baseball announcer) (1925–2005)
- Bob Casey (rugby union) (born 1978), Irish rugby union footballer
- Bob Casey, Jr. (born 1960), U.S. Senator (D-PA), son of late Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey
- Cathal Casey (born 1967), Irish hurler
- Conor Casey (born 1981), American soccer player
- Cortney Casey, (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist
- Dan Casey (1862–1943), American baseball player attributed to the poem Casey at the Bat
- Daniel Casey (born 1972), English actor
- Daniel Casey (born 1981), Screenwriter
- Don Casey, American basketball coach
- Dwane Casey (born 1957), head coach of the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
- Eamonn Casey (1927-2017), Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
- Ed Casey (1933–2006), former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland
- Eddie Casey (1894–1966), American football player and coach
- Eduardo Casey (1847–1906), Argentine founder of Venado Tuerto
- Edward Pearce Casey (1864–1940), American architect
- E. Owens Blackburne (1848-1894), pen name of Irish writer and novelist, Elizabeth Casey
- Eoghan Casey, digital forensics professional
- Frank Casey (died 1994), Australian president of the Public Transport Users Association
- George Casey (disambiguation)
- George William Casey, Sr. (1922–1970), two-star general, United States Army
- George William Casey, Jr. (born 1948), four-star general, United States Army; son of the former
- Gerard Casey (disambiguation)
- Gerard Casey (philosopher) (born 1951), Professor Emeritus at the University College Dublin
- Gerard Casey (artist), Irish artist
- Harry Wayne Casey (born 1951), American musician
- Hugh Casey (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jacqueline Casey (1927-1992) American graphic designer
- James Casey (disambiguation)
- James Casey (American football) (born 1984), American football player
- James E. Casey (1888–1983), American businessman
- Jim Casey (footballer) (born 1957), Scottish football player
- Joe Casey, American comic book writer
- John Casey (disambiguation)
- John Casey (academic), British academic
- John Casey (mathematician) (1820–1891), Irish geometer
- John Casey (novelist) (born 1939), American novelist
- John Keegan Casey (1846–1870), Irish poet
- Joseph E. Casey (1898–1980), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- Karan Casey (born 1969), Irish folk singer
- Karen Casey (born 1947), Canadian politician
- Kathleen L. Casey (born 1966), commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Kenny Casey (disambiguation)
- Ken Casey, bass guitarist and vocalist of the Boston punk rock group Dropkick Murphys
- Kenneth Casey (1899–1965), American composer, publisher, author and child actor
- Kevin Casey, multiple people
- Len Casey (born 1953), English rugby league footballer
- Luis Morgan Casey, American/Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop
- Lyman R. Casey (1837–1914), United States Senator from North Dakota
- Marty Casey (born 1973), American rock musician
- Martyn P. Casey (born 1960), Australian rock bass guitarist
- Mike Casey (labor leader) (born 1958)
- Michael E. Casey, American politician
- Natalie Casey, English actress
- Oliver Casey (born 2000), English footballer
- Owen Casey (born 1969), Irish tennis player
- Paddy Casey, Irish singer-songwriter
- Patrick Casey (disambiguation)
- Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin
- Paul Casey (born 1977), English golfer
- Peter Casey (disambiguation)
- Ray Casey (1900–1986), American tennis player and coach
- Raymond Casey (geologist) (1917-2016), British geologist
- Richard Casey (disambiguation)
- Robert P. Casey (1932–2000), American politician
- Ron Casey (disambiguation)
- Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician) (1788–1857)
- Sean Casey (disambiguation)
- Shaun Casey, American model
- Silas Casey (1807–1882), United States Army officer during the American Civil War
- Solanus Casey (1870–1957), Capuchin priest
- Sophie Casey (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Steve Casey (1909–1987), Irish wrestler
- Thomas Lincoln Casey (entomologist)
- Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr. (1831–1896), American soldier and engineer
- Willet Casey (1762–1848), Canadian farmer and political figure
- William Casey (disambiguation)
- William Casey, Director of CIA from 1981 to 1987
- Zadok Casey (1796–1862), American politician
Fictional characters
- Ben Casey, medical drama series which ran on ABC
- Buster "Rant" Casey, a character in the 2007 Chuck Palahniuk novel Rant
- Detective Casey, a character in the Mickey Mouse universe
- John Casey (Chuck), a character in the television series Chuck
- Shane Casey, a character in the television series CSI: NY
- Jared Casey, a character on the soap opera Passions
- Kevin Casey, a character on the medical comedy Scrubs played by Michael J. Fox.
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