# McGough (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcgough/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,150 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,574 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 59,951 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (4,967 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈɡɒf/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Gough |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eochadha. Compare McGeoch, which derives from Scottish Gaelic.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McGough in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McGough in the United States.

## People named McGough

- Scott McGough, American baseball player

## Similar surnames

McGaughy, McGaugh, McHugh, McGaughey, Macias, Moses, Mojica, Musick, Messick, Machuca, Majewski, Music.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.