McCaughan
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).
Proper noun
[edit]McCaughan (plural McCaughans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census , McCaughan is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. McCaughan is most common among White (90.48%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCaughan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.