Barrigan Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Barrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:297,95822,741
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

The alternate forms: Barrigán (1) are calculated separately.

Barrigan Last Name Facts

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

Barrigan is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as: Barrigán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barrigan? popularity and diffusion

Barrigan is the 752,779th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. Barrigan occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Barrigan are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Barrigan is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 297,958. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 39 percent live, Durham, where 21 percent live and Cheshire, where 15 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Barrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barrigan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Barrigan last name increased 645 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 196 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barrigan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barrigan surname are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barrigan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $25,028,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning $38,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.03% less than the national average, earning $36,752 CAD 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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  • 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 Barrigan
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