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Where Does The Last Name McGaughey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname McGaughey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaughey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 95,493^rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,462,482 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of McGaughey reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McGaughey is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,546 people, or 1 in 79,731. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Kentucky, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

McGaughey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of McGaughey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGaughey last name increased 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,729 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGaughey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McGaughey last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McGaughey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 339.66% more than the national average, earning R 1,044,790 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,620 CAD per year.