Explore the Family Name Mccaughan

The meaning of Mccaughan

Irish (northern): variant of McGahan.

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How common is the last name Mccaughan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mccaughan witnessed a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 35,994, while by 2010, its rank had fallen to 37,229, reflecting a decline of approximately 3.43%. During these years, however, the count of people with this surname saw a slight increase from 589 to 599, signifying an upward shift of 1.7% despite its drop in overall ranking. The proportion per 100k of people with the surname also decreased from 0.22 to 0.2, marking a 9.09% fall.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,994	#37,229	-3.43%
Count	589	599	1.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccaughan

Concerning ethnicity distribution, the Mccaughan surname is primarily linked to White ethnicity; the census data shows a slight decrease from 92.87% in 2000 to 90.48% in 2010. However, there was an increase of individuals identifying as Black, from 2.38% in 2000 to 3.67% in 2010, which is a substantial growth of 54.2%. Moreover, the surname saw a new emergence in the Hispanic community in 2010, with 1.84% identifying as Hispanic compared to none in 2000. Meanwhile, it's worth noting that the percentage of Mccaughans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.85% in 2000, while those identifying with two or more races decreased by 29.08%. No data was reported for American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals identifying with the Mccaughan surname in either year. This data is according to the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.87%	90.48%	-2.57%
Black	2.38%	3.67%	54.2%
Two or More Races	3.06%	2.17%	-29.08%
Hispanic	0%	1.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%