Laughlin Surname

20,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,908 people bear this surname

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

Laughlin Surname Definition:

V. Loughlin, Lachlan(n.

Laughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,4351:15,4671,962
Canada1,2721:28,9673,805
Australia5731:47,1135,896
England5221:106,74011,153
Northern Ireland3061:6,0301,097
Scotland2661:20,1272,350
French Polynesia1351:2,080412
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Bahamas371:10,588770
Wales241:128,9399,528
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
India141:54,790,384527,769
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France81:8,302,840321,660
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5521:8,0251,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3351:72,7628,044
Scotland821:45,6493,275
Wales311:50,5942,584
Isle of Man271:2,010260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3481:9,3901,200

Laughlin (463) may also be a first name.

Laughlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Loughlin, Lachlan(n.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Variant of Loughlin, q.v.

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

Laughlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laughlin (Marathi: लौघलीन) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laughlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,325th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 270,832 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Laughlin live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 396,209th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 463 people.

Laughlin is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 23,435 people, or 1 in 15,467. In The United States Laughlin is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Laughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laughlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laughlin last name expanded 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 324 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Laughlin surname is chiefly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Laughlin surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laughlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 315.23% more than the national average, earning R 986,736 per year; in United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Laughlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laughlin in the Marathi language
लौघलीनlaughalina66.67
लॉगलीनlogalina33.33

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Laughlin Reference & Research

The Suffolk Laflins/Laughlins - A family history 1485 - 1911,Genealogy 1485-1985. 344 page book with Legacy (Windows) CD.

McLaughlin 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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