Maclachlan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 21
Derbyshire 0
Devon 6
Dorset 1
Durham 0
Essex 3
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 7
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 4
Lancashire 29
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 3
London 26
Middlesex 7
Northumberland 4
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 3
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 14
Sussex 6
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 17

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 7
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Maclachlan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Maclachlan family

Profession Census Frequency
Private Means 6
School 6
Shop Assistant 3
Clerk 2
District Nurse 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Clergyman (established Church) 2
Baker & Confectioner 2
House Wife 2
Thread Reeler 2
Working On Farm 2
Assistant Medical Office (asylum) 1
Major Rifle Brigade 1
Medical Practitioner 1
Armour Plate Bender 1
Engineers Pattern Maker 1
Mule Spinner 1
Plumber 1
Retired Iron Moulder 1
No Occupation 1
Tablemaid (domestic) 1
Chauffeur Domestic 1
Instrument Maker Mathematical 1
Matron Training Coll Hostel 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Maclachlan

Name Census Frequency
William Maclachlan 18
Mary Maclachlan 17
John Maclachlan 15
Margaret Maclachlan 11
Robert Maclachlan 10
Annie Maclachlan 9
James Maclachlan 8
Agnes Maclachlan 7
Alice Maclachlan 7
Andrew Maclachlan 7
Archibald Maclachlan 6
Elizabeth Maclachlan 6
Jane Maclachlan 6
Jessie Maclachlan 6
Sarah Maclachlan 6
Walter Maclachlan 6
Alexander Maclachlan 5
Ann Maclachlan 5
Edward Maclachlan 5
Hugh Maclachlan 5
Amy Maclachlan 4
Charles Maclachlan 4
Daniel Maclachlan 4
Donald Maclachlan 4
Ronald Maclachlan 4

Maclachlan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mclachlan 90% 1,440
2 Maclachlan 100% 355
3 Mclauchlan 80% 292
4 Mclacklan 80% 149

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The surname Maclachlan is the 2nd most popular variant of Mclachlan.

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