Carnaghan Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

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

Carnaghan Surname Definition:

Contracted from (O'Cernachain, 'Cernahan’s Descendant' (cethernach, a ‘foot-soldier', a 'kern').

Carnaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England261:2,143,00282,017
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Carnaghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from (O'Cernachain, 'Cernahan’s Descendant' (cethernach, a ‘foot-soldier', a 'kern').

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Carnaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carnaghan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Carnaghan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnaghan? popularity and diffusion

Carnaghan is the 1,795,579th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Carnaghan live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Carnaghan is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 25 percent live, Connecticut, where 16 percent live and Rhode Island, where 16 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.

Carnaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carnaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carnaghan surname increased 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carnaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carnaghan surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Carnaghan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,570 CAD per year.

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