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.

People with the surname Casey include:

• Adam Casey (disambiguation)
• Al Casey (disambiguation)
• Albert Vincent Casey (1920–2004), United States Postmaster General
• Ann Casey (1938–2021), 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
• Bill Casey (Gaelic footballer) (1918–1999), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Bill Casey (Dublin Gaelic footballer) (born 1939), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Bill Casey (Australian footballer) (1872–1915), Australian rules footballer
• Bob Casey (rugby union) (born 1978), Irish rugby union footballer
• Bob Casey Sr. (1932–2000), 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987–1995
• Bob Casey Jr. (born 1960), his son, US Senator from Pennsylvania, 2007–
• Bob Casey (baseball announcer) (1925–2005), Minnesota Twins baseball announcer
• Bob Casey (third baseman) (1859–1939), Canadian baseball player
• Bob Casey (rugby union) (born 1978), London Irish rugby player
• Bob Casey (musician) (1909–1986), American jazz bassist
• Cathal Casey (born 1967), Irish hurler
• Conor Casey (born 1981), American soccer player
• Cortney Casey (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
• Dan Casey (baseball) (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
• Doug Casey (born 1946), American speculator and writer
• Dwane Casey (born 1957), former 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), 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
• Francis Dominic Casey (1890–1917), Irish flying ace of the Royal Naval Air Service
• Frank Casey, American Negro league pitcher
• George Casey (disambiguation)
  • George W. Casey Sr. (1922–1970), major general, United States Army
  • George W. Casey Jr. (born 1948), four-star general, US Army, his son
  • George Elliott Casey (1850–1903), Canadian journalist and politician
• Gerard Casey (disambiguation)
  • Gerard Casey (philosopher) (born 1951), Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin
  • Gerard Casey (artist), Irish artist
  • Gerard Casey (Irish republican) (died 1989), member Provisional Irish Republican Army
• 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 (soccer) 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
• Ken Casey (born 1969), bass guitarist and frontman of the Boston punk rock band Dropkick Murphys
• Kenneth Casey (disambiguation), several people, including
  • Kenneth Casey (1899–1965), American composer and child actor
  • Kenneth J. Casey (died 2020), California real estate investor
  • Kenneth L. Casey (born 1935), neurologist
• Kevin Casey (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kevin Casey (fighter) (born 1981), American mixed martial artist
  • Kevin Casey (broadcaster) (1976–2017), Irish radio presenter
• Len Casey (born 1953), English rugby league footballer
• Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock (born 1965), British government official
• Luis Morgan Casey, American/Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop
• Lyman R. Casey (1837–1914), United States Senator from North Dakota
• Maie Casey, Baroness Casey (1892–1983), Australian pioneer aviator, poet, librettist, biographer, memoirist and artist
• Marty Casey (born 1973), American rock musician
• Martyn P. Casey (born 1960), Australian rock bass guitarist
• Maurice Casey (1942–2014) British scholar of the New Testament and early Christianity
• Michael Casey (disambiguation)
  • Michael Casey (poet) (born 1947), American poet
  • Michael Casey (academic), professor of music at Dartmouth College
  • Michael E. Casey (1870–1949), American politician and lawyer in Missouri
  • Michael James Casey (1918–1944), British bomber pilot
  • Michael T. Casey (1902–1997), Irish Dominican priest and chemist
• Mike Casey (labor leader) (born 1958)
• Natalie Casey, English actress
• Oliver Casey (born 2000), English footballer
• Owen Casey (born 1969), Irish tennis player
• Paddy Casey, Irish singer-songwriter
• Pat Casey (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball coach
• Pat Casey (politician) (born 1961/2), Irish politician
• Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin
• Patrick Casey (disambiguation)
  • Patrick Casey (bishop of Brentwood) (Patrick Joseph Casey, 1913–1999), English bishop
  • Patrick Casey (bishop of Ross, Ireland), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
  • Patrick Casey (rugby union) (Patrick Joseph Casey, born 1941), Irish rugby union player
  • Patrick Casey (runner) (born 1990), American middle-distance runner
  • Patrick Casey (writer) (born 1978), American writer and actor
  • Patrick Casey (white supremacist) (born 1989), American nationalist
  • Patrick J. Casey, American biochemist and molecular pharmacologist
• Paul Casey (born 1977), English golfer
• Peter Casey (disambiguation)
  • Peter Casey (born 1957), Irish entrepreneur, television personality and politician
  • Peter Casey (horse trainer) (c. 1935–2018), Irish horse trainer
  • Peter Casey (screenwriter) (born 1950), American television producer and screenwriter
  • Peter Casey (hurler) (born 1997), Irish hurler
• Ray Casey (1900–1986), American tennis player and coach
• Raymond Casey (geologist) (1917–2016), British geologist
• Richard Casey (disambiguation)
  • Richard Casey (Queensland politician) (1846–1919), pastoralist, horse racing official
  • Richard Casey, Baron Casey (1890–1976), Australian Governor-General, politician, diplomat, his son
  • Richard C. Casey (1933–2007), U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
• Robert Casey (disambiguation), several people, including
  • Robert Casey (journalist) (1890–1962), American journalist
  • Robert E. Casey (1909–1982), Pennsylvania Treasurer 1977–1981
  • Robert F. Casey (1921–2006), member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Robert Gerald Casey (born 1967), American Catholic priest
  • Robert K. Casey (1931–2015), member of the Florida House of Representatives
  • Robert P. Casey (1932–2000), American politician
  • Robert R. Casey (1915–1986), member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
• Ron Casey (disambiguation), several names, including
  • Ron Casey (Melbourne broadcaster) (1927−2000), TV executive and Australian rules football official
  • Ron Casey (Sydney broadcaster) (1929−2018), TV presenter and talk-back radio host
  • Ron Casey, American drummer of Brain Drill
  • Ron Casey (editor) (1951–2000), US Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial writer
  • Ron Casey (Canadian politician) (born c. 1950), Alberta, Canada, politician
  • Ron Casey (Missouri politician) (1952−2014), state representative
• Samuel Casey (disambiguation), several people including
  • Samuel Casey (silversmith) (1723/4–1773), silversmith from Rhode Island
  • Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician) (1788–1857)
  • Samuel B. Casey Jr. (1927–2006), president of Pullman Company
  • Samuel K. Casey (1817–1871), American politician
  • Samuel L. Casey (1821–1902), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Sean Casey (disambiguation)
  • Sean Casey (baseball) (born 1974), baseball player
  • Sean Casey (Canadian politician) (born 1963), Canadian politician
  • Sean Casey (filmmaker) (born 1967), filmmaker and storm chaser
  • Sean Casey (rower) (born 1978), Irish Olympic rower
  • Sean Casey (rugby league), rugby league footballer
  • Sean Casey (wrestler) (born 1972), American professional wrestler
  • Sean Casey, former head of the U.S. State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs
• 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 Casey (disambiguation), several people
  • Thomas Casey (Kilmallock MP) (1765–1840), Irish politician
  • Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr. (1831–1896), United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr. (1857–1925), American expert in coleoptera, his son
  • Thomas S. Casey (1832–1891), American judge and politician
  • Thomas Worrall Casey (1869–1949), British Liberal Member of Parliament
  • Tom Casey (Australian politician) (1921–2003), South Australian MHA and MLC
  • Tom Casey (Canadian football) (1924–2002), player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • Tom Casey (diplomat), American diplomat
  • Tommy Casey (baseball), 19th-century American baseball pitcher
  • Tommy Casey (1930–2009), Northern Irish footballer
• Willet Casey (1762–1848), Canadian farmer and political figure
• William Casey (disambiguation)
  • William J. Casey, Director of the CIA from 1981 to 1987
  • Willie Casey (Gaelic footballer) (1932–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Mickey Casey (William Cofer Casey, 1905–1968), American baseball player
  • William Casey (bobsleigh) ( fl. 1940s), American bobsledder
  • Willie Casey (born 1981), Irish professional boxer
  • William Casey (bishop) (died 1591), Anglican bishop in Ireland
  • Father William Casey, who established Father Casey's GAA in 1884
  • William Francis Casey (1884–1957), journalist and editor of The Times
  • William H. Casey (born 1955), American professor of chemistry and of geology
  • William J. Casey (Massachusetts politician) (1905–1992), American politician
• 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 (Scrubs), a character on the medical comedy Scrubs played by Michael J. Fox
• Michael "Iceman" Casey, fictional character in Wing Commander franchise
• Michael Casey (Sons of Anarchy), fictional character
• Sean Casey, character from 1997 motion picture Night Falls on Manhattan
• Kevin Casey, a 2007 character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours

See also

• Casey (given name)
• O'Casey, a surname
• alternative spelling: Cayce (disambiguation)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Casey.
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