McCaghern Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

McCaghern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaghern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McCaghern Last Name Facts

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

McCaghern is most common in Australia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaghern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of McCaghern live; 60 percent live in Australasia and 60 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name McCaghern is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia it is most common in: Queensland, where 67 percent are found. Besides Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Italy, where 20 percent are found.

McCaghern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCaghern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaghern last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCaghern
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