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    The surname McCaughan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 599 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M225

    McCaughan: #37,229 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McCaughan #37,229, 599 people McCaughan: #37,229 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McCaughan #37,229, 599 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCaughan is more common than 77.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).

    McCaughan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 599 people named McCaughan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 589.

    #37,229
    rank among US surnames
    599
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #35,994)

    Who is named McCaughan

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

    90% of people named McCaughan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCaughan come from?
    Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).
    How common is the surname McCaughan?
    599 people in the United States had the surname McCaughan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. It ranked 37,229th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCaughan?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McCaughan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is McCaughan?
    McCaughan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McCaughan getting more or less common?
    More common. 589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 599 in 2010, up 1.7%.