McNaughton

• MacNaughton, McCreight, McCright

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.

McNaughton (countable and uncountable, plural McNaughtons)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA.

• McNaughton rules

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McNaughton is the 7744^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4287 individuals. McNaughton is most common among White (91.88%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McNaughton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 560.