Gaughen Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

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

Gaughen Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of little Gaibhteach (plaintive).

Gaughen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Gaughen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of little Gaibhteach (plaintive).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gaughen Last Name Facts

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

Gaughen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaughen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaughen is the 950,707th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname Gaughen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Gaughen are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 1,318,032. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 37 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and Nebraska, where 11 percent are found.

Gaughen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaughen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 284 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaughen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gaughen last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.02% registered to vote for the political party.

Gaughen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning $49,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaghen9249/
Gaughn9232/
Gaugen922/
Gughen920/
Haughen8626/
Gaugien8625/
Ngaghen866/
Geaghen863/
Gaughin863/
Goughen860/
Ghughen860/
Gaghgen860/
Gagen832,048/
Aghen83366/
Gugen8317/
Ughen8311/
Gunghein805/
Aunghein801/
Gagechen801/
Haughean800/
Haugheun800/
Haughien800/
Hausghen800/
Guguen77655/
Hughen77499/
Gangen77209/
Gaugin77129/
Ghugen7799/
Ngugen7746/
Ughene7744/
Geagen7729/
Gaugne7724/
Augene7723/
Ngagen7720/
Gaygen7718/
Gungen7714/
Haghen779/
Asghen779/
Gaguen778/
Aghene777/
Gougen776/
Anghen774/
Aghien772/
Gughne772/
Gugene772/
Gagene772/
Gaggen771/
Oughen771/
Gughin771/
Gagien771/
Agheen771/
Gusgen771/
Ughein771/
Gugeng771/
Aughin770/
Gaigen770/
Gaghin770/
Gaegen770/
Gahgen770/
Goghen770/
Hauweghen7512/
Høghaugen756/
Gagn7313/
Gugn730/
Gaugain711,417/
Gauguin71382/
Gahagen71232/
Haugene71181/
Haughin71176/
Haughem7160/
Unghean7160/
Augesen7144/
Gaugoin7132/
Gagesin7126/
Ngangen7118/
Gejagen7117/
Anghein7114/
Aghesin719/
Ganghin717/
Gugienė717/
Ngungen715/
Augheim715/
Haeghen714/
Heughen712/
Gougoen712/
Gagiene712/
Hughesn711/
Haugeen711/
Houghen711/
Guggenh711/
Gugiene711/
Gakgend711/
Gusguen711/
Gunngheinn711/
Hagghen711/
Gagienė711/
Ejaghen711/
Augiene711/
Aqgheen711/
Auguean711/
Ganggen711/
Gaageen711/
Gehagen710/
Haghein710/
Gaghayn710/
Googhen710/
Goeghen710/
Gagne6754,406/
Gagin671,654/
Gugin67544/
Gogen67297/
Aghin67208/
Gagahina6746/
Ughin6739/
Ugene6739/
Haughain6734/
Ajoghene6732/
Heigghen6723/
Gagem6722/
Gucgeten6717/
Haugesen679/
Gaign678/
Gagnehed677/
Gugne673/
Gagnt672/
Gangn672/
Heusghen672/
Gugem671/
Gehahgen671/
Gügen671/
Huijghen671/
Heygghen671/
Ngonghen671/
Ngayogen671/
Gauguine671/
Gougn671/
Nganggen671/
Hannghen670/

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