McLough Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

McLough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

McLough Last Name Facts

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

McLough is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of McLough click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLough? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. McLough occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of McLough live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England McLough is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 75 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

McLough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McLough has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McLough surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McLough last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McLough earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 McLough
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