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 (born 1986), Australian soccer playerAl Casey (disambiguation)Albert Vincent Casey (1920–2004), former United States Postmaster GeneralAnn Casey (born 1938), American professional wrestlerAnne Casey, New Zealand-trained nurse based in England, developer of Casey's model of nursingBernie Casey (born 1939), American football player and actorBill Casey (born 1945), Canadian politicianBob Casey (baseball announcer) (1925–2005)Bob Casey (rugby player) (born 1978), Irish rugby union footballerBob Casey, Jr. (born 1960), U.S. Senator (D-PA), son of late Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. CaseyCathal Casey (born 1967), Irish hurlerConor Casey (born 1981), American soccer playerDan Casey (1862–1943), American baseball playerDaniel Casey (born 1972), English actorDon Casey, American basketball coachDwane Casey (born 1957), head coach of the NBA's Toronto RaptorsEamon Casey (born 1927), Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, IrelandEd Casey (1933–2006), former leader of the Australian Labor Party in QueenslandEddie Casey (1894–1966), American football player and coachEduardo Casey (1847–1906), Argentine founder of Venado TuertoEdward Pearce Casey (1864–1940), American architectFrank Casey (died 1994), Australian president of the Public Transport Users AssociationGeorge Casey (disambiguation)George William Casey, Sr. (1922–1970), two-star general, United States ArmyGeorge William Casey, Jr. (born 1948), four-star general, United States Army; son of the formerGerard Casey (disambiguation)Gerard Casey (philosopher) (born 1951)Gerard Casey (artist), Irish artistHarry Wayne Casey (born 1951), American musicianHugh Casey (disambiguation), multiple peopleJames Casey (disambiguation)James Casey (American football) (born 1984), American football playerJames E. Casey (1888–1983), American businessmanJim Casey (footballer) (born 1957), Scottish football playerJoe Casey, American comic book writerJohn Casey (disambiguation)John Casey (academic), British academicJohn Casey (mathematician) (1820–1891), Irish geometerJohn Casey (novelist) (born 1939), American novelistJohn Keegan Casey (1846–1870), Irish poetJoseph E. Casey (1898–1980), United States Representative from MassachusettsKaran Casey (born 1969), Irish folk singerKaren Casey (born 1947), Canadian politicianKathleen L. Casey (born 1966), commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionKenny Casey (disambiguation)Ken Casey, bass guitarist and vocalist of the Boston punk rock group Dropkick MurphysKenneth Casey (1899–1965), American composer, publisher, author and child actorLen Casey (born 1953), English rugby league footballerLuis Morgan Casey, American/Bolivian Roman Catholic bishopLyman R. Casey (1837–1914), United States Senator from North DakotaMarty Casey (born 1973), American rock musicianMartyn P. Casey (born 1960), Australian rock bass guitaristMike Casey (labor leader) (born 1958)Natalie Casey, English actressOwen Casey (born 1969), Irish tennis playerPaddy Casey, Irish singer-songwriterPat Casey (disambiguation)Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at University College DublinPaul Casey (born 1977), English golferPeter Casey (disambiguation)Ray Casey (1900–1986), American tennis player and coachRaymond Casey (geologist) (1917-2016), British geologistRichard Casey (disambiguation)Robert P. Casey (1932–2000), American politicianRon Casey (disambiguation)Samuel Casey (Upper Canada politician) (1788–1857)Sean Casey (disambiguation)Shaun Casey, American modelSilas Casey (1807–1882), United States Army officer during the American Civil WarSolanus Casey (1870–1957), Capuchin priestSteve Casey (1909–1987), Irish wrestlerThomas Lincoln Casey (entomologist)Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr. (1831–1896), American soldier and engineerWillet Casey (1762–1848), Canadian farmer and political figureWilliam Casey (disambiguation)William Casey, Director of CIA from 1981 to 1987Zadok Casey (1796–1862), American politician