McGaughrin Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGaughrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGaughrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Scotland181:297,43413,849
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

McGaughrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGaughrin has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGaughrin? popularity and diffusion

The surname McGaughrin is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of McGaughrin reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 55 percent reside, California, where 25 percent reside and Mississippi, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 38 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

McGaughrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McGaughrin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McGaughrin surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGaughrin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McGaughrin surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

McGaughrin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McAughrin950/
McCaughrin9057/
McGaughren900/
McCaughhrin861/
McGaghren845/
McAughren841/
McCaghrin841/
McCaughren8010/
McGhagren741/
McAgrien670/
McCahgren531/

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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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  • 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 McGaughrin
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