McCaughey Surname

133,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,368 people bear this surname

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

McCaughey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3561:153,84515,767
Northern Ireland9741:1,894395
Canada4901:75,1958,491
England4721:118,04712,017
Ireland3111:15,1411,718
Australia2741:98,52411,165
Scotland2101:25,4942,778
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Qatar191:124,10514,725
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8111:5,462906
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland551:68,0584,042
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:141,86113,333

McCaughey Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaughey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,798th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,163,761 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of McCaughey reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,356 people, or 1 in 153,845. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Rhode Island, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States McCaughey occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

McCaughey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCaughey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCaughey last name increased 666 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 382 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCaughey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaughey surname are 5.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.67% being registered with the party.

The amount McCaughey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning R 260,532 per year; in United States they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $47,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.23% more than the national average, earning $58,242 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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