McCaughan

English

Alternative forms

• McKaughan

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).

Proper noun

McCaughan (plural McCaughans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census , McCaughan is the 37229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. McCaughan is most common among White (90.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCaughan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.