McLaugh Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

McLaugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

McLaugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLaugh is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of McLaugh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaugh? popularity and diffusion

McLaugh is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. McLaugh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McLaugh are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States McLaugh is most numerous in: Washington, where 29 percent reside, Alabama, where 7 percent reside and Delaware, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States McLaugh exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

McLaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLaugh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLaugh last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McLaugh surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

McLaugh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLaug924/
McCallaugh824/
McClough80254/
Moclough801/
MacLough800/
MacLag771/
Macclough753/
McLeigh7137/
Macllag713/
MacCllgugh711/
Maclauf711/
Masclaux67735/
McLaw6711/
MacLeigh671/

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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 McLaugh
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