McLagan Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

McLagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
Scotland2011:26,6362,871
Australia1781:151,66116,038
England1541:361,80625,827
Canada1311:281,26426,302
South Africa721:752,46852,376
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4501:8,3181,125
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

McLagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLagan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLagan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 365,723rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of McLagan reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent reside, Colorado, where 12 percent reside and Oregon, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

McLagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLagan last name expanded 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 266 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McLagan surname are 1.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.44% registered with the political party.

The amount McLagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning R 295,728 per year; in United States they earn 27.87% more than the national average, earning $55,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $57,379 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 McLagan
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