McLaughlin Surname
Approximately 127,704 people bear this surname
McLaughlin Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Laughlin or Loughlin, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameMcLaughlin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101,169 | 1:3,583 | 384 |
| Canada | 11,451 | 1:3,218 | 406 |
| England | 11,120 | 1:5,011 | 700 |
| Scotland | 7,618 | 1:703 | 90 |
| Northern Ireland | 5,734 | 1:322 | 26 |
| Australia | 5,268 | 1:5,124 | 740 |
| Ireland | 4,327 | 1:1,088 | 215 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Jamaica | 1,461 | 1:1,964 | 325 |
| New Zealand | 1,304 | 1:3,473 | 533 |
| Cayman Islands | 877 | 1:73 | 5 |
| South Africa | 457 | 1:118,551 | 14,098 |
| Puerto Rico | 441 | 1:8,050 | 452 |
| Wales | 270 | 1:11,461 | 1,275 |
| Honduras | 266 | 1:33,145 | 1,044 |
| Thailand | 191 | 1:369,834 | 64,954 |
| Germany | 127 | 1:633,901 | 50,033 |
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Panama | 88 | 1:44,457 | 2,269 |
| Spain | 82 | 1:570,147 | 27,179 |
| Colombia | 72 | 1:663,529 | 7,854 |
| Belize | 65 | 1:5,469 | 935 |
| Jersey | 63 | 1:1,575 | 229 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Ecuador | 44 | 1:361,496 | 9,599 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| Hong Kong | 21 | 1:349,309 | 3,156 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niue | 1 | 1:1,614 | 145 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7,376 | 1:601 | 87 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,058 | 1:23,039 | 3,215 |
| Scotland | 1,055 | 1:3,548 | 581 |
| Isle of Man | 23 | 1:2,360 | 290 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,341 | 1:2,469 | 258 |
McLaughlin (138) may also be a first name.
McLaughlin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of Laughlin or Loughlin, q.v.
(Irish) The son of Lochlainn or Lochlann (Norway); the son of one who came from Norway.
The son of Laughlin, or the expert sailor. See Laughlin.
User-submitted Reference
MacLoughlin is the form of the name most frequent in Connacht and Leinster, while McLaughlin is most common in Ulster, particularly in counties Antrim, Donegal and Derry. Both forms derive from the Irish and Scottish Mac Lochlainn, from the personal name Lochlann, from loch, meaning 'lake' or 'fjord', and lann, meaning 'land'. It was a Gaelic name used for Scandinavia, and was applied to the Viking settlers of the early middle ages, becoming a popular name in its own right. The surname containing it has at least four origins in Ireland.
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McLaughlin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McLaughlin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McLaughlin is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McLaughlin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,411th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 57,066 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of McLaughlin live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. McLaughlin is also the 787,636th most common first name world-wide, borne by 138 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 101,169 people, or 1 in 3,583. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States McLaughlin is found in 105 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
McLaughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McLaughlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McLaughlin surname expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,051 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 722 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 41 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McLaughlin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McLaughlin last name is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McLaughlin surname are 7.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.06% being registered with the party.
The amount McLaughlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.2% more than the national average, earning R 321,288 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning $18,726,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $50,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacLaughlin | 95 | 2,265 | / |
| McLauglin | 95 | 380 | / |
| McLaughln | 95 | 19 | / |
| Macclaughlin | 91 | 1 | / |
| MacKlaughlin | 91 | 1 | / |
| McLoughlin | 90 | 20,833 | / |
| MacLauglin | 90 | 7 | / |
| McLaighlin | 90 | 4 | / |
| MacLoughlin | 86 | 940 | / |
| MacLaunglin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maclaughlim | 86 | 1 | / |
| MacLaughlen | 86 | 0 | / |
| MacLouglin | 80 | 6 | / |
| MacLoghlin | 80 | 6 | / |
| MacLauflin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maclonghlin | 76 | 22 | / |
| Maclouglhin | 76 | 1 | / |
| Macloughlim | 76 | 1 | / |
| Maclaglen | 74 | 4 | / |
| Macklaglen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Maklaflin | 63 | 9 | / |
| Makklaflin | 60 | 2 | / |
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