Caughran Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Caughran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caughran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Caughran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caughran Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Caughran is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caughran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 804,502nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Caughran live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent are found, Tennessee, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Caughran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caughran has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 352 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caughran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Caughran surname are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Caughran earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $47,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $52,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caughrean944/
Caughrane940/
Coughran881,496/
Caughron881,327/
Chaghran886/
Canghran882/
Chaugran881/
Caughram880/
Cagran8626/
Caughranová841/
Chaghrane82183/
Keaughran8223/
Caughrone821/
Caughrein820/
Cangran8038/
Chagran8017/
Cougran803/
Coghran801/
Qaghran801/
Caugron801/
Cugrane800/
Casgran800/
Cagrain800/
Chahaghran781/
Casgrain75307/
Chagrane75144/
Chougran75136/
Cougrand7565/
Coughron755/
Cougrain752/
Coughram752/
Chughron751/
Casgrane750/
Canghron750/
Conghran750/
Coghrane750/
Čagran71100/
Zagran7112/
Cogran7110/
Chougrane714/
Chaghroun713/
Cagram713/
Zaaghraan712/
Cagron710/
Zagrean671,456/
Zaghron67100/
Chagron6722/
Kangran675/
Kungran671/
Keagran671/
Cagroin670/
Congran670/

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Caughran Reference & Research

Caughron DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Caughron FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caughran
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis