McCoughlin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

McCoughlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCoughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McCoughlin Last Name Facts

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

McCoughlin occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoughlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCoughlin is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of McCoughlin are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

McCoughlin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Colorado, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found.

McCoughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCoughlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCoughlin surname fell 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCoughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

McCoughlin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 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
  • 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 McCoughlin
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