Given name & surname
Mclaughlin
“son of Lochlan”
McLaughlin is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McLaughlin goes back to Irish Mac Lochlainn, meaning “son of Lochlan.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac Lochlainn (“son of Lochlan”), built from English Mc- + Laughlin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mclaughlin’s family of names
In English usage, Mclaughlin as a surname has a related form in MCCLAFLIN. In English usage, Mclaughlin as a surname has a related form in MCGLAUGHLIN. In English usage, Mclaughlin as a surname has a related form in MCGLOTHIN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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