McLaughton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McLaughton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLaughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

McLaughton Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLaughton is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLaughton? popularity and diffusion

McLaughton is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. McLaughton is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of McLaughton are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England McLaughton is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

McLaughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLaughton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McLaughton last name fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McLaughton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

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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 McLaughton
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