McLaughlen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLaughlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaughlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

McLaughlen Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLaughlen occurs most in Canada. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaughlen? popularity and diffusion

McLaughlen is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name McLaughlen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of McLaughlen are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada McLaughlen is most frequent in: New Brunswick, where 50 percent are found and Ontario, where 50 percent are found. Not including Canada McLaughlen exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 40 percent are found.

McLaughlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLaughlen has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McLaughlen surname fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLaughlen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McLaughlen surname is primarily Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

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McLaughlen 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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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 McLaughlen
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