MacNaught Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacNaught Surname Definition:

Gilbert Makenaght of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 185). Cristinus McNawyche witnessed a charter by John de Meneteecne, lord of Arran and Knapdale, to the monastery of Kilwinning, 1357 (RMS., I, 182; C AGAA., I, p. 169).

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MacNaught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Mexico771:1,612,02916,852
England761:733,13240,828
Canada691:533,99444,923
Scotland601:89,2306,335
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ireland111:428,08515,694
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

MacNaught Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gilbert Makenaght of Dumfriesshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 185). Cristinus McNawyche witnessed a charter by John de Meneteecne, lord of Arran and Knapdale, to the monastery of Kilwinning, 1357 (RMS., I, 182; C AGAA., I, p. 169). Fergus M'Nauch of Culconnody and John M'Nauch of Craigow were on assize, 1448. A composition was made with Gilbert M'Nauth in Kirkcudbright, 1473 (ALHT., I, p. 7). Martyne M'Nacht witnessed letters of reversion, 1519 (Pollok, I, p. 241). Gillie Genach MacNicht in the Le vis was put to the horn in 1606. John McKnawcht, burgess of Edinburgh, 1612, may be John M'Nacht, merchant burgess there, retoured in lands of Larglach, parish of Kirkpatrick-Durham, 1617, Roger M'Naught was retoured heir in ten mark lands of Killquhannatie, 1634, and Nicola M'Naught retoured in same lands, 1646 (Retours, Kirkcudbright, 132,209, 243). Andrew M'Nauche in Blaccader, 1664 (Lauder). The Macneights were an old family in Ayrshire (Paterson, I, p. 131). In the index to Laing the name appears as: M'Knacht, Macknaicht, Makknaicht, M'Naycht. M'Nacht 1474, Maknath 1496, Maknacht 1471, M'Knach 1521, MakNauch 1526, Maknaucht 1598, M'Naucht 1498, M'Nauth 1473, McKnaught 1725, Mcknayt 1585, Makenaght 1296, Maknech 1582; MacNaght. In Ulster this name was corrupted to Macnutt, and in the United States it also became McNitt.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Son of Neachd = a Pledge; or Pure One [Irish neachd]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, Irish) The son of Neachdain or Neachtan (the pure one).

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

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname, which derived from the Pictish clan MacNaghten. The clan is said to have originated from antiquity in Perthshire, near Glen Lyon, and moved to Argyll sometime at the end of the first millennia.

The McNaughts split from the parent clan at the behest of King Robert the Bruce (in the 14th Century) in order to take up lands in the South West of Scotland, which were previously owned by the Clan MacDougall.

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MacNaught Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacNaught is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of MacNaught.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNaught? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacNaught is the 520,629th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of MacNaught live; 52 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States MacNaught is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Mexico, where 12 percent reside.

MacNaught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacNaught has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacNaught surname increased 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 367 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacNaught Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States MacNaught are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.47% registered with the political party.

The amount MacNaught earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.83% less than the national average, earning R 123,972 per year; in United States they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $45,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.79% more than the national average, earning $58,025 CAD per year.

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