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.
- mediMcLaughlin Demographics
Average McLaughlin Salary in
United States
$45,577 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McLaughlin? popularity and diffusion
McLaughlin is the 4,411th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,066 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of McLaughlin are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 787,636th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 138 people.
McLaughlin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 101,169 people, or 1 in 3,583. In The United States McLaughlin is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States McLaughlin occurs in 105 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
McLaughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McLaughlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLaughlin last name rose 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,051 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 722 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 41 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McLaughlin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the McLaughlin last name is principally 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% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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