McTough Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Switzerland

McTough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McTough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

McTough Last Name Facts

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

The surname McTough is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McTough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name McTough occurs mostly in Europe, where 167 percent of McTough are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 89 percent reside and Durham, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 67 percent reside and Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

McTough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McTough has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the McTough last name expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McTough Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacTough9344/
McTaugh860/
Mactoux713/
Magtoug711/
Mactoub711/
McCuttaugh710/
Mechtouf67631/
Machtouf671/

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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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  • 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 McTough
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