MacLaughlin Surname

186,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacLaughlin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Laughlin or Loughlin, q.v.

MacLaughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4701:246,57123,493
Canada2571:143,36814,728
Ireland2411:19,5392,033
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Northern Ireland611:30,2463,146
Australia611:442,55234,724
England511:1,092,51152,584
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland761:58,2884,634

MacLaughlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Laughlin or Loughlin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Lochlainn or Lochlann (Norway); the son of one who came from Norway.

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

MacLaughlin Last Name Facts

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

MacLaughlin is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacLaughlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacLaughlin is the 186,854th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,217,460 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of MacLaughlin live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 246,571. In The United States MacLaughlin is most common in: California, where 13 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

MacLaughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacLaughlin has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacLaughlin surname expanded 317 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacLaughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the MacLaughlin last name is chiefly Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the MacLaughlin surname are 1.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacLaughlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 357.7% more than the national average, earning R 1,087,660 per year; in United States they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $50,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $45,066 CAD per year.

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MacLaughlin Reference & Research

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