Brannigan Surname

73,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brannigan Surname Definition:

Variant of Branagan, q.v.

Brannigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2211:163,19616,606
England1,5371:36,2514,756
Ireland8551:5,508868
Northern Ireland7061:2,613534
Scotland5141:10,4161,436
Australia2491:108,41612,099
New Zealand1921:23,5854,143
Canada1371:268,94625,310
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Wales631:49,1204,600
United States Virgin Islands331:3,345560
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4501:9,8441,433
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Scotland1461:25,6382,332
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:126,17812,177

Brannigan (92) may also be a first name.

Brannigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of Branagan, q.v.

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

(Irish) Grandson of little Bran (raven).

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

Brannigan Last Name Facts

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

Brannigan (Russian: Бранниган) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brannigan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,965th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,095,542 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Brannigan are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Brannigan is also the 992,070th most widespread first name globally, held by 92 people.

The surname Brannigan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,221 people, or 1 in 163,196. In The United States Brannigan is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Brannigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brannigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brannigan surname expanded 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 979 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 190 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 352 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brannigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brannigan surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brannigan surname are 0.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Brannigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.27% more than the national average, earning R 442,644 per year; in United States they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $48,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brannigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brannigan in the Russian language
Бранниганbrannigan-

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