McCaughay Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McCaughay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McCaughay Last Name Facts

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

McCaughay occurs most in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughay? popularity and diffusion

McCaughay is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of McCaughay live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England McCaughay is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 100 percent are found. Beside England it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

McCaughay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCaughay has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McCaughay last name decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaughay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (94%) in Ireland.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCaughay
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