McLaughin Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McLaughin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaughin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:941,45270,347
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada531:695,20056,020
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

McLaughin Last Name Facts

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

McLaughin has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaughin? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLaughin is the 645,988th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of McLaughin live; 88 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McLaughin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

McLaughin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLaughin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLaughin surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLaughin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLaughin surname are 1.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount McLaughin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $25,554,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $41,856 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 McLaughin
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