How common is the surname McLaurin?

8,045 people in the United States had the surname McLaurin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,377 Americans. It ranked 4,414th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McLaurin?

Virginia McLaurin, American community volunteer (1909–2022), followed by Anselm J. McLaurin.

Where is the surname McLaurin most common?

Wikidata records people named McLaurin in the United States.

Is the surname McLaurin getting more or less common?

More common. 7,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,045 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname McLaurin

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 8,045 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McLaurin is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McLaren.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,045 people named McLaurin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,377 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,497.

#4,414

rank among US surnames

8,045

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,380)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,406	Lum	8,060	38,306
#4,407	Duque	8,058	38,315
#4,408	Lathrop	8,057	38,320
#4,409	Royster	8,056	38,325
#4,410	Cornish	8,050	38,353
#4,412	Martinson	8,048	38,363
#4,413	Canty	8,047	38,368

Who is named McLaurin

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

65% of people named McLaurin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McLaurins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Virginia McLaurin
American community volunteer (1909–2022)
Anselm J. McLaurin
American politician (1848–1909)
Terry McLaurin
American football player, born 1995
John L. McLaurin
American politician (1860–1934)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McLaurin

McLaurin has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McLaurin come from?: Variant of McLaren.
How common is the surname McLaurin?: 8,045 people in the United States had the surname McLaurin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,377 Americans. It ranked 4,414th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McLaurin?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named McLaurin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McLaurin?: Virginia McLaurin, American community volunteer (1909–2022), followed by Anselm J. McLaurin.
Where is the surname McLaurin most common?: Wikidata records people named McLaurin in the United States.
Is the surname McLaurin getting more or less common?: More common. 7,497 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,045 in 2010, up 7.3%.