McClough Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

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

McClough Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Culloch: v. Culloch. MacBain (Names of Inverness, p. 38) says that 'Mac Culloch is possibly Mac Lulach—Little Calf.’

McClough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

McClough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Culloch: v. Culloch. MacBain (Names of Inverness, p. 38) says that 'Mac Culloch is possibly Mac Lulach—Little Calf.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McClough Last Name Facts

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

The last name McClough is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,003,904th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname McClough occurs mostly in The Americas, where 101 percent of McClough reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 1,427,004. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Tennessee, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States McClough occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

McClough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McClough last name increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McClough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McClough surname are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the party.

McClough earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $36,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macclough943/
Moclough881/
MacLough880/
McLaugh8015/
McCallaugh784/
MacCllgugh781/
McClow71150/
Makhlough7122/
McLaug714/
MacLog711/
McLeigh6737/
Maclouf6711/
Macloux678/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McClough
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