McCaughery Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCaughery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McCaughery Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaughery occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of McCaughery.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughery? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCaughery is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. McCaughery occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of McCaughery live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 57,657. In Northern Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Northern Ireland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

McCaughery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCaughery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCaughery surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaughery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCaughery last name is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaughery last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

McCaughery earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCaghery951/
McGaughery902/
McCaughory900/
McAghery890/
McGoghery740/
McGougery740/
McCugire671/
McAguire562/
M'Kagera561/
Mcaguirre531/

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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 McCaughery
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