McLoughan Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

McLoughan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLoughan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

McLoughan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLoughan is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLoughan? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLoughan is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name McLoughan is mostly found in Europe, where 125 percent of McLoughan reside; 125 percent reside in Northern Europe and 125 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Ireland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,569,646. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Munster, where 33 percent are found, Leinster, where 33 percent are found and Ulster, where 33 percent are found. Other than Ireland McLoughan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 50 percent are found and Canada, where 25 percent are found.

McLoughan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLoughan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the McLoughan surname fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLoughan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (64%) 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 McLoughan
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