McLaughlan Surname

115,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLaughlan Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Lochlainn or Lochlann (Norway); the son of one who came from Norway.

McLaughlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,7041:3,142565
England8961:62,1857,320
Australia6151:43,8955,557
United States5031:720,59456,697
Canada2651:139,04014,308
New Zealand2631:17,2183,012
Northern Ireland581:31,8113,241
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Wales361:85,9597,098
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1701:3,199541
England3021:80,7138,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3421:146,83813,702

McLaughlan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Lochlainn or Lochlann (Norway); the son of one who came from Norway.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McLaughlan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLaughlan is found most frequently in Scotland. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McLaughlan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaughlan? popularity and diffusion

The last name McLaughlan is the 115,019th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,814,176 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of McLaughlan reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is carried by 1,704 people, or 1 in 3,142. In Scotland McLaughlan is mostly found in: North Lanarkshire, where 20 percent are found, North Ayrshire, where 15 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Scotland this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

McLaughlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLaughlan has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 297 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLaughlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McLaughlan surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.89% being registered with the party.

The amount McLaughlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.66% more than the national average, earning 511,016 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.75% more than the national average, earning R 391,500 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,250 CAD per year.

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McLaughlan Reference & Research

McLaughlin 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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