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    The surname McNaughton

    A patronymic surname, carried by 4,287 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

    McNaughton: #7,744 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McNaughton #7,744, 4,287 people McNaughton: #7,744 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McNaughton #7,744, 4,287 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNaughton is more common than 95.2% of them.

    Origin

    From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain, a patronymic surname from the personal name Neachtan, a name of the god of water in Irish mythology, of uncertain ultimate origin; see Nechtan. Compare McCracken.

    McNaughton is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,287 people named McNaughton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,019 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,110.

    #7,744
    rank among US surnames
    4,287
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #7,471)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,737Litchfield4,29071,969
    #7,739Atwater4,28971,985
    #7,743Bradfield4,28872,002
    #7,744Depriest4,28772,019
    #7,747Tao4,28672,036
    #7,748Dixson4,28572,053
    #7,750Laskowski4,28472,069

    Who is named McNaughton

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

    92% of people named McNaughton identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McNaughtons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Duncan McNaughton
      Athletics competitor (1910-1998)
    • John McNaughton
      American film and television director, born 1950

    Notable McNaughtons come mostly from Canada (1) and the United States (1).

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    Surnames that sound like McNaughton

    McNaughton has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

    Questions

    Where does the surname McNaughton come from?
    From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain, a patronymic surname from the personal name Neachtan, a name of the god of water in Irish mythology, of uncertain ultimate origin; see Nechtan. Compare McCracken.
    How common is the surname McNaughton?
    4,287 people in the United States had the surname McNaughton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,019 Americans. It ranked 7,744th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNaughton?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named McNaughton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McNaughton?
    Duncan McNaughton, athletics competitor (1910-1998), followed by John McNaughton.
    Where is the surname McNaughton most common?
    Wikidata records people named McNaughton in Canada and the United States.
    What type of surname is McNaughton?
    McNaughton is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McNaughton getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,110 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,287 in 2010, up 4.3%.