Laughton is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Laughton
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Laughton

How popular is Laughton?

Laughton is common in United States.

Laughton is ranked 76778 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Laughtons grew by 8.755274 per cent to 1031 since 2000 and ranked 24325 after elevating 355 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.91 87.76
Black 5.24 6.54
Others 3.59 2.85
Hispanic or Latino 2.72 1.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.87 0.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.68 0.63
Laughton is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Gibraltar is ahead in terms of density. Around 5770 people have been found who wears Laughton as their family name. Laughton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
705 Gibraltar7
3,340 Jamaica3
19,452 Malaysia3
12,161 Wales2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
118,441 Germany2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
50,640 Switzerland2
124,220 Italy2
10,284 Kuwait2
1,834 Malta2
16,640 Hong Kong1
36,678 Singapore1
1,818 Guernsey1
37,493 Austria1
91,024 Belgium1
2,057 Isle of Man1
897,276 Russia1
31,584 Peru1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
13,447 Uganda1
118,015 Netherlands1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,692 Ireland27
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
81,586 Spain17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,546 Scotland98
Countries with hundreds of Laughton:
3,361 Australia917
11,494 South Africa548
9,535 Canada419
3,258 New Zealand234
64,630 Brazil143
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Laughton:
3,999 England1,877
23,764 United States1,307
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Joiner Williamh. Laughton from Ireland aboard the Virginian from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on January 29, 1846. 25 years old Biddey Laughton, 45 years old Patrick Laughton, Immigrant Catherine Laughton, 20 years old John Laughton, Immigrant Mary Laughton, 23 years old Rosanna Laughton, Mrs Laughton, aged 30, Ann Laughton, aged Born at sea, and 11 other Laughton around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as workman migrated to US.

Laughton Namesakes

  • Alaine Laughton, Singer
  • Alaine Laughton, Singer
  • Stephen Laughton, Playwright
  • Herbie Laughton, Singer
  • Eddie Laughton, Film actor
  • Stuart Laughton, Musician
  • Charles Laughton, Film actor
  • Alaine Laughton, Singer
  • Dixie Laughton, Actress
  • Dot Laughton, Cricket Player

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