McLoughlin Surname

25,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

McLoughlin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Loughlan, q.v.

McLoughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,2281:5,448764
Ireland8,6861:54287
United States6,9051:52,4926,308
Australia2,6641:10,1341,505
Northern Ireland1,2001:1,538329
Canada8161:45,1545,560
South Africa5631:96,23011,736
Scotland4541:11,7931,585
Wales2981:10,3841,154
New Zealand2841:15,9452,783
Argentina2831:151,03712,770
Thailand881:802,708129,613
France861:772,35794,336
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Jersey241:4,133843
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China51:273,464,31313,838
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7,3281:60588
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6251:15,0002,225
Scotland671:55,8693,649
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5581:19,6322,478

McLoughlin (18) may also be a first name.

McLoughlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Loughlan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Lochlainn or Lochlann (Norway); the son of one who came from Norway.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The son of Laughlin, or the expert sailor. See Laughlin.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McLoughlin Last Name Facts

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

McLoughlin is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McLoughlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name McLoughlin is the 25,840th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 349,808 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 102 percent of McLoughlin are found; 101 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles. McLoughlin is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 10,228 people, or 1 in 5,448. In England McLoughlin is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Merseyside, where 12 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

McLoughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLoughlin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McLoughlin surname increased 629 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 119 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 270 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 678 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 4,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLoughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLoughlin surname are 3.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount McLoughlin earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning 425,021 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.81% more than the national average, earning R 329,868 per year; in United States they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning $51,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning $58,871 CAD per year.

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