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

The surname Calaghan is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Calaghan click here.

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

The surname Calaghan is the 2,352,516^th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Calaghan are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Calaghan is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 25 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 15 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Calaghan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Calaghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Calaghan last name contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 98 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calaghan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.