Arrigan Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Arrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1641:28,7132,589
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Wales121:257,87814,969
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Arrigan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arrigan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Arrigan occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arrigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Arrigan are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Arrigan is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 28,713. In Ireland Arrigan is mostly found in: Munster, where 55 percent are found, Leinster, where 33 percent are found and Connaught, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Ireland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Wales, where 4 percent are found.

Arrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arrigan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Arrigan surname increased 364 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Arrigan surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Arrigan are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Arrigan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.74% more than the national average, earning $54,255 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arrigan
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