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    The surname McLachlan

    A surname, carried by 1,893 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    McLachlan: #15,471 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McLachlan #15,471, 1,893 people McLachlan: #15,471 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McLachlan #15,471, 1,893 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McLachlan is more common than 90.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,893 people named McLachlan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,745.

    #15,471
    rank among US surnames
    1,893
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.5%
    change since 2000 (was #15,421)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,464Belz1,894163,012
    #15,471Castner1,893163,099
    #15,477Parga1,892163,185

    Who is named McLachlan

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

    90% of people named McLachlan identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McLachlans

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Craig McLachlan
      Australian actor and singer, born 1965
    • Robert McLachlan
      Australian racing cyclist, born 1971
    • Robert McLachlan
      British entomologist (1837–1904)

    Notable McLachlans come mostly from Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McLachlan

    McLachlan 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 McLachlan?
    1,893 people in the United States had the surname McLachlan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. It ranked 15,471st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McLachlan?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McLachlan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McLachlan?
    Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer, followed by Robert McLachlan.
    Where is the surname McLachlan most common?
    Wikidata records people named McLachlan in Australia and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname McLachlan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,893 in 2010, up 8.5%.
    What are other spellings of McLachlan?
    Maclachlan, M'lachlan, Mlachlan and Lachlan.