Callinan Surname

141,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Callinan Surname Definition:

Ó Callandin The main sept was a medical family to the MacCarthys; another of the name was an erenagh family in Co. Galway. MIF 48.

[MacCALLION, CALLION], Mac Cailin or Mac Ailin A galloglass family with the O’Donnells. Still almost exclusively found in Cos.

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Callinan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1301:320,76029,246
Australia9691:27,8593,790
Ireland5971:7,8881,105
England3101:179,73616,229
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France91:7,380,302306,885
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4861:9,1151,347
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Callinan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Callandin The main sept was a medical family to the MacCarthys; another of the name was an erenagh family in Co. Galway. MIF 48.

[MacCALLION, CALLION], Mac Cailin or Mac Ailin A galloglass family with the O’Donnells. Still almost exclusively found in Cos. Donegal and Derry. MIF 47

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Callandin The main sept was a medical family to the MacCarthys; another of the name was an erenagh family in Co. Galway. MIF 48.

[MacCALLION, CALLION], Mac Cailin or Mac Ailin A galloglass family with the O’Donnells. Still almost exclusively found in Cos. Donegal and Derry. MIF 47

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Callinan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Callinan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Callinan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 141,603rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,316,448 people. The surname Callinan is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Callinan reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Callinan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,130 people, or 1 in 320,760. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Callinan occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 31 percent live and Ireland, where 19 percent live.

Callinan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Callinan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 123 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Callinan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Callinan are 10.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Callinan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.74% more than the national average, earning $52,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $59,653 CAD per year.

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Callinan Reference & Research

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