McGough Surname

56,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

McGough Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Gough or Goff, q.v.

McGough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0621:51,3256,186
England1,2811:43,4965,530
Australia3691:73,1598,608
Ireland2501:18,8361,994
Scotland1451:36,9233,561
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Canada971:379,85133,859
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales161:193,40812,484
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Panama41:978,06412,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6091:7,2741,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4491:54,2886,497
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0091:49,7715,659

McGough (10) may also be a first name.

McGough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Gough or Goff, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

McGough Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGough occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McGough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,456th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 811,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McGough reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname McGough is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,062 people, or 1 in 51,325. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, Alabama, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States McGough exists in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

McGough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McGough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McGough last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 59 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McGough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McGough last name are 12.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.53% registered with the party.

The amount McGough earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.78% less than the national average, earning R 159,732 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGough9312/
McGaugh861,662/
Magough860/
Mangough801/
Magoug772/
Mogoug771/
Monngough751/
Mangoug7111/
Moughab717/
Mougoug711/
Mongoug711/
Magaugh710/
Maghugh710/
McGow67320/
Magog67126/
Magug6736/
MacGeagh6714/
Mogog675/
Maugaugh671/

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