McLaggan Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLaggan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaggan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Scotland1281:41,8273,869
South Africa871:622,73246,743
England851:655,50738,035
Canada521:708,56956,910
Jamaica351:81,9983,758
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2041:18,3491,903
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

McLaggan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLaggan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaggan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 721,185th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name McLaggan occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of McLaggan reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is most common in: Maine, where 17 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 22 percent are found.

McLaggan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLaggan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLaggan last name increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 773 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLaggan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McLaggan last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McLaggan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.76% more than the national average, earning R 503,232 per year; in United States they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $39,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,569 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
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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 McLaggan
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