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 in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Barrigán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Barrigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Barrigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Barrigan is the 752,779th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. This last name 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 is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 297,958. In England it is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 39 percent are found, Durham, where 21 percent are found and Cheshire, where 15 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Barrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barrigan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the 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 holding the Barrigan last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
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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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