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

The last name McCoughlin occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of McCoughlin.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoughlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of McCoughlin reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname 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 McCoughlin is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Colorado, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside.

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 declined 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCoughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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
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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 McCoughlin
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