# McNaught (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 976 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,356 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 316,338 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (967 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məkˈnɔːt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachdan. The comet was named after its discoverer, astronomer Robert H. McNaught, who discovered it in 2006.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McNaught 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McNaught in Australia and the United States.

## People named McNaught

- Robert H. McNaught, British astronomer
- Judith McNaught, American writer
- Erin McNaught, Australian actress
- Lance Cade, American professional wrestler (1980-2010)

## Similar surnames

McKnight, McNutt, McNatt, McNaughton, McKenzie, McGinnis, Mackenzie, Magnuson, McInnis, McMichael, McMaster, Messenger.

## 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.