The surname McLaughlin
An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 74,816 people in the United States.
Pronounced /məˈɡlɑklɪn/ 3 syllables Soundex M242
Origin
Irish origin
Anglicized from Irish Mac Lochlainn (“son of Lochlan”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Laughlin.
McLaughlin 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 74,816 people named McLaughlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,127 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 73,128.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #428 | Rodgers | 76,095 | 4,057 |
| #429 | Serrano | 75,996 | 4,063 |
| #430 | Fitzgerald | 75,356 | 4,097 |
| #431 | Rosales | 75,185 | 4,106 |
| #432 | Stevenson | 75,169 | 4,107 |
| #433 | Christensen | 75,143 | 4,109 |
| #434 | Manning | 74,949 | 4,119 |
Who is named McLaughlin
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named McLaughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 88%
- Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
- Two or more races 1.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous McLaughlins
22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAmerican hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)
- Dominic McLaughlinBritish actor, born 2014
- Jake McLaughlinAmerican actor, born 1982
- Elizabeth McLaughlinAmerican actress, born 1993
- Jeffrey McLaughlinAmerican rower, born 1965
- Ann McLaughlin KorologosAmerican politician (1941–2023)
- Katie McLaughlinAmerican swimmer, born 1997
- Madison McLaughlinAmerican actress, born 1995
- Jordan McLaughlinAmerican basketball player, born 1996
- Mignon McLaughlinAmerican journalist (1913-1983)
- Jon McLaughlinAmerican pop rock singer-songwriter, record producer and pianist, born 1982
- Dean Benjamin McLaughlinAmerican astronomer (1901-1965)
Notable McLaughlins come mostly from the United States (19), the United Kingdom (2) and Canada (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Variant spellings
- Mclauglin
- Maclauglin
- M'lauglin
- Mlauglin
- Lauglin
Surnames that sound like McLaughlin
McLaughlin has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.
Other Irish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname McLaughlin come from?
- Anglicized from Irish Mac Lochlainn (“son of Lochlan”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Laughlin.
- How common is the surname McLaughlin?
- 74,816 people in the United States had the surname McLaughlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,127 Americans. It ranked 437th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname McLaughlin?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named McLaughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named McLaughlin?
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, American hurdler and sprinter (born 1999), followed by Dominic McLaughlin.
- Where is the surname McLaughlin most common?
- Wikidata records people named McLaughlin in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
- How do you pronounce McLaughlin?
- McLaughlin is /məˈɡlɑklɪn/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is McLaughlin?
- McLaughlin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname McLaughlin getting more or less common?
- More common. 73,128 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 74,816 in 2010, up 2.3%.
- What are other spellings of McLaughlin?
- Mclauglin, Maclauglin, M'lauglin, Mlauglin and Lauglin.