McCaughrin Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

McCaughrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCaughrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

McCaughrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCaughrin is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaughrin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. McCaughrin is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCaughrin live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCaughrin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 21 percent live, Virginia, where 16 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent live.

McCaughrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCaughrin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaughrin last name increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaughrin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCaughrin surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCaughrin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.48% less than the national average, earning $35,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $45,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCaghrin951/
McCaughhrin951/
McAughrin950/
McGaughrin9048/
McCaughren9010/
McAughren841/
McGaughren800/
McAgrien780/
McGaghren745/
McCahgren741/

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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 McCaughrin
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