McGaugh Surname

240,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,662 people bear this surname

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

McGaugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6531:219,27321,298
Canada381:969,62173,252
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

McGaugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGaugh is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaugh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 240,653rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,384,805 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 102 percent of McGaugh reside; 102 percent reside in North America and 101 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

McGaugh is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,653 people, or 1 in 219,273. In The United States McGaugh is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

McGaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGaugh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McGaugh last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States McGaugh are 8.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McGaugh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $56,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGough868,983/
Magaugh860/
McGeough801,607/
MacGeagh8014/
MacGough8012/
Maugaugh801/
Magaug772/
MacGeough7525/
Magough710/
Maghugh710/
McGaw672,932/
Magug6736/
Magag6731/
Mogag6715/
Magauyag671/
MacGeogh671/
Mangough671/

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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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  • 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 McGaugh
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