McLanaghan Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLanaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLanaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McLanaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLanaghan occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of McLanaghan.

How Common Is The Last Name McLanaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of McLanaghan reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 33 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Barring England McLanaghan exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

McLanaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLanaghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McLanaghan last name expanded 490 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McLanaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.

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McLanaghan Reference & Research

McClanahan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McClanahan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 McLanaghan
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