McLachlaw Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLachlaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McLachlaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225

McLachlaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLachlaw is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLachlaw? popularity and diffusion

McLachlaw is the 11,742,229th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of McLachlaw live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 5,353,817. In Scotland McLachlaw is mostly found in: South Ayrshire, where 100 percent reside. Besides Scotland it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

McLachlaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLachlaw has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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 McLachlaw
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