McNaughton
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English
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Etymology
From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain, a patronymic surname from the personal name Neachtan, a name of the god of water in Irish mythology, of uncertain ultimate origin; see Nechtan. Compare McCracken.
Proper noun
McNaughton (countable and uncountable, plural McNaughtons)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McNaughton is the 7744th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4287 individuals. McNaughton is most common among White (91.88%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNaughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.