McCaughan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Eacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcCaughan (plural McCaughans)

plural McCaughans · alternative McKaughan

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Eacháin“son of Eachán”
  2. EnglishMcCaughan

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).

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APA

McCaughan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCaughan

MLA

“McCaughan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCaughan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McCaughan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McCaughan.

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