McGougall Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McGougall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGougall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

McGougall Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGougall is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGougall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of McGougall are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States McGougall is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 33 percent live and Michigan, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States McGougall exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

McGougall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGougall has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McGougall last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGougall Last Name Statistics demography

McGougall earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGougal946/
McOugall943/
McCougall892/
McGougale891/
McGouegal890/
McOugal882/
McGongal822/
McCougal821/
McGoegal820/
McGonngal780/
McCagol630/
Mkagal538/

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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 McGougall
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