Berrigan Surname

203,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Berrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1111:326,24629,644
Canada4221:87,3129,659
Australia2581:104,63411,756
Ireland1351:34,8812,909
England631:884,41445,970
Wales131:238,04114,239
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Berrigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berrigan is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berrigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 203,812th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,570,576 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Berrigan live; 68 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,111 people, or 1 in 326,246. In The United States Berrigan is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 9 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Berrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berrigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 369 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 482 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Berrigan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Berrigan last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Berrigan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $49,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $47,014 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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