# McLaurin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mclaurin/  
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 Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,045 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,414 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,377 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (7,497 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of McLaren.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McLaurin 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) | 30% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McLaurin in the United States.

## People named McLaurin

- Virginia McLaurin, American community volunteer (1909–2022)
- Anselm J. McLaurin, American politician (1848–1909)
- Terry McLaurin, American football player
- John L. McLaurin, American politician (1860–1934)

## Similar surnames

McLaren, McClure, McClary, McClurg, McCullar, McLarty, McLawhorn, McClaran, McClurkin, McElroy, McCleary, Mishler.

## 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.