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Where Does The Last Name Calaghan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Calaghan is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calaghan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,352,516^th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Calaghan are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Calaghan is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 25 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Calaghan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Calaghan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Calaghan last name fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calaghan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Calaghan surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.