McLaughlin
/məˈɡlɑklɪn/proper noun
McLaughlin is spelled M-C-L-A-U-G-H-L-I-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, McLaughlin means “A surname from Irish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in McLaughlin?
| Letters | 10: M-C-L-A-U-G-H-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is McLaughlin?
McLaughlin appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce McLaughlin?
- /məˈɡlɑklɪn/
McLaughlin has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of McLaughlin
- McClaflin
- McGlaughlin
- McGlothin
- McGlothlin
- Mc Laughlin
- Mclauglin
- Maclauglin
- MacLauglin
- Mac Lauglin
- M'Lauglin
- M'lauglin
- MLauglin
- Mlauglin
- Lauglin
- McLaughlan
- McLachlan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does McLaughlin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
A surname from Irish.
- 2
A minor city in Corson County, South Dakota, United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does McLaughlin come from?
Anglicized from Irish Mac Lochlainn (“son of Lochlan”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Laughlin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).