McCaughran Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

McCaughran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland601:30,7513,176
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

McCaughran Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCaughran is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughran? popularity and diffusion

McCaughran is the 2,185,341st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 153 percent of McCaughran are found; 152 percent are found in Northern Europe and 152 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 30,751. In Northern Ireland it is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 49 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

McCaughran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCaughran has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McCaughran last name expanded 740 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaughran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCaughran last name is predominantly Presbyterian (78%) in Ireland.

The amount McCaughran earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 135.23% more than the national average, earning $101,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.98% less than the national average, earning $42,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCaughrean9534/
McCaughrain958/
McCaghran950/
McCaughreanh911/
McGaughran90223/
McAughrain900/
Mccaughream861/
McGaghran8448/
McGughran840/
McGoughran8020/
McGaghron740/

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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 McCaughran
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