McLauchan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLauchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLauchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland341:110,0955,249
England11:24,375,369195,128

McLauchan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLauchan is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McLauchan.

How Common Is The Last Name McLauchan? popularity and diffusion

McLauchan is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of McLauchan live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McLauchan is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 80 percent are found and Tasmania, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Australia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Scotland, where 27 percent are found.

McLauchan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLauchan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLauchan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McLauchan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 McLauchan
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