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    The surname MacLachlan

    A surname, carried by 1,205 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    MacLachlan: #21,633 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer MacLachlan #21,633, 1,205 people MacLachlan: #21,633 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez MacLachlan #21,633, 1,205 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). MacLachlan is more common than 86.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,205 people named MacLachlan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,220 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,157.

    #21,633
    rank among US surnames
    1,205
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #21,142)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,625Rathke1,206256,008
    #21,633Nakai1,205256,220

    Who is named MacLachlan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named MacLachlan identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous MacLachlans

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kyle MacLachlan
      American actor, born 1959
    • Janet MacLachlan
      American actress (1933-2010)
    • Patricia MacLachlan
      American children's writer (1938–2022)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like MacLachlan

    MacLachlan has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Questions

    How common is the surname MacLachlan?
    1,205 people in the United States had the surname MacLachlan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,220 Americans. It ranked 21,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname MacLachlan?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named MacLachlan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named MacLachlan?
    Kyle MacLachlan, American actor, followed by Janet MacLachlan.
    Where is the surname MacLachlan most common?
    Wikidata records people named MacLachlan in the United States.
    Is the surname MacLachlan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,205 in 2010, up 4.1%.
    What are other spellings of MacLachlan?
    Mclachlan, M'lachlan, Mlachlan and Lachlan.