Branigan Surname

139,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Branigan Surname Definition:

V. Branagan.

Branigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7551:206,52920,244
Ireland6451:7,3011,052
England3611:154,34414,649
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales131:238,04114,239
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4811:9,2101,353
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland1001:37,4322,932
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5351:93,8679,617

Branigan (105) may also be a first name.

Branigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Branagan.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Branagáin A sept of the Cenél Eoghain, now found mainly as in Map. MIF 39; Map Arm-Mon

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Branagáin A sept of the Cenél Eoghain, now found mainly as in Map. MIF 39; Map Arm-Mon

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Bran (raven).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Branigan Last Name Facts

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

Branigan (Russian: Браниган) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Branigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Branigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,108th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,266,733 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Branigan reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 105 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,755 people, or 1 in 206,529. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 5 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 20 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Branigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Branigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Branigan surname increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 134 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Branigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Branigan surname are 8.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Branigan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.54% more than the national average, earning R 329,220 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $47,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $51,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Branigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Branigan in the Russian language
Браниганbranigan-

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