McCaughlin Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McCaughlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

McCaughlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCaughlin is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughlin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McCaughlin live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 24 percent reside, Arkansas, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States McCaughlin exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

McCaughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCaughlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCaughlin last name contracted 68 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCaughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McCaughlin last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McCaughlin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.85% less than the national average, earning $20,778 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 McCaughlin
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