Lachlan Forename
58,292nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 10,777 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Nauru
Lachlan Forename Definition:
A male name. a Scottish name much used by the McIntosh’s and McLeans. It: may be derived from Gaelic laochail ‘warlike'.
Lachlan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | - | 8,049 | 1:1,697 | 331 |
| Scotland | 100% | 667 | 1:8,022 | 621 |
| New Zealand | - | 544 | 1:8,338 | 949 |
| United States | 98% | 403 | 1:899,595 | 19,519 |
| England | 100% | 341 | 1:163,058 | 5,191 |
| Canada | 100% | 246 | 1:134,689 | 6,062 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 117 | 1:15,753 | 902 |
| Thailand | 100% | 90 | 1:778,509 | 31,524 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 63 | 1:483,332 | 21,349 |
| Japan | - | 34 | 1:3,764,296 | 25,024 |
| South Africa | 100% | 27 | 1:2,019,728 | 59,997 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 13 | 1:1,300,160 | 20,012 |
| Singapore | - | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Ireland | 100% | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Sweden | 100% | 11 | 1:896,173 | 18,593 |
| Nauru | 100% | 10 | 1:1,193 | 190 |
| Hong Kong | - | 9 | 1:861,414 | 5,456 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 50% | 7 | 1:2,203,402 | 59,073 |
| Norway | - | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| South Korea | - | 6 | 1:924,070 | 17,138 |
| France | - | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Germany | - | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Switzerland | - | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Brazil | - | 4 | 1:53,559,038 | 368,334 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Vietnam | - | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| India | 100% | 3 | 1:404,959,324 | 3,244,417 |
| Mexico | - | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Nigeria | - | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
Lachlan (500) may also be a surname.
Lachlan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. a Scottish name much used by the McIntosh’s and McLeans. It: may be derived from Gaelic laochail ‘warlike'.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
M. This very Scottish name, deriving from the Celtic, means ‘warlike’ (laochail), though some, less convincingly, have suggested Erse lachtna, ‘green. ‘
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
The English form of Lachlann.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Celtic name, meaning: By the sea inlet.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Lachlan Forename Popularity
Lachlan Demographics
Lachlan Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 71 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauchlan | 93 | 296 | / |
| Lachlann | 93 | 19 | / |
| Lachland | 93 | 6 | / |
| Lachlain | 93 | 2 | / |
| Lachllan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Latchlan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Laclan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lauchland | 88 | 83 | / |
| Latchland | 88 | 1 | / |
| Llauchlan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lochlan | 86 | 100 | / |
| Lachlon | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lashlan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lakhlan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lachlam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lochlann | 80 | 59 | / |
| Lochlain | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lochland | 80 | 3 | / |
| Louchlan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lauclhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lashlane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laslan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Laxlan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lochlainn | 75 | 146 | / |
| Lahyslane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laislan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Layslan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Laslane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ladslan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loclann | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lasllan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lazlane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lechlon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laslean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lochlon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laislane | 67 | 120 | / |
| Layslane | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lqaln | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lochlein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lasliane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lukalyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ladslane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laklawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laysland | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laslaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakhloon | 67 | 1 | / |
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