McCaughney Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McCaughney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McCaughney Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaughney is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McCaughney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughney? popularity and diffusion

McCaughney is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of McCaughney are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States McCaughney is most numerous in: Indiana, where 33 percent live, New Hampshire, where 33 percent live and New York, where 33 percent live. Beside The United States McCaughney occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live.

McCaughney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCaughney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaughney surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaughney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McCaughney
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