Find out how popular the last name McLawhorn is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McLawhorn.

McLawhorn, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McLawhorn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McLawhorn in America

McLawhorn is the 22069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McLawhorn surname appeared 1,174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname McLawhorn.

We can also compare 2010 data for McLawhorn to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McLawhorn

The surname MCLAWHORN is believed to have originated in Scotland during the medieval period. It is a combination of the Gaelic prefix "Mac" meaning "son of" and the Scottish place name "Lawhorn." The place name "Lawhorn" likely derives from the Old English words "hlaw" meaning "hill" and "horn" meaning "a projecting piece of land."

In the 13th century, surnames began to be adopted in Scotland, often derived from a person's place of origin or distinctive physical features. The earliest known record of the MCLAWHORN surname dates back to 1296, when a John McLaghorne is mentioned in the Ragman Rolls, a collection of homage rolls from Scotland to King Edward I of England.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several MCLAWHORN families were landowners and prominent figures in the Scottish Lowlands. In 1587, a Robert MCLAWHORN is recorded as a landowner in the parish of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Historical records also mention a William MCLAWHORN, born in 1632, who was a respected scholar and minister in the village of Craigie, near Dundee.

One notable bearer of the MCLAWHORN surname was James MCLAWHORN (1725-1803), a Scottish merchant and landowner who emigrated to the American colonies in the mid-18th century. He established a successful trading business in Charleston, South Carolina, and later acquired a large plantation in the Pee Dee region of the state.

Another prominent MCLAWHORN was Sir William MCLAWHORN (1810-1891), a Scottish engineer and inventor. He is credited with developing an early form of the hydraulic press, which revolutionized industrial manufacturing processes in the 19th century.

In the United States, the MCLAWHORN surname has been present since the late 18th century, with many descendants of Scottish immigrants settling in the Carolinas, Virginia, and other parts of the South. Notable American bearers of the name include John MCLAWHORN (1832-1911), a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and Margaret MCLAWHORN (1875-1962), an early advocate for women's suffrage and education in North Carolina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McLawhorn

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McLawhorn.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McLawhorn was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McLawhorn has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McLawhorn was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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