Caughan Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Caughan Surname Definition:
Mac Eacháin An Antrim and north Derry name. Some families have changed it to MacCaughey.
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Caughan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Caughan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Eacháin An Antrim and north Derry name. Some families have changed it to MacCaughey.
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Caughan Demographics
Caughan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Caughan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caughan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caughan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Caughan.
How Common Is The Last Name Caughan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Caughan live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 17 percent live, Virginia, where 17 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Caughan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.
Caughan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caughan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caughan last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Caughan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Caughan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,679 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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