Cerrigan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Cerrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cerrigan Last Name Facts

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

Cerrigan is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cerrigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerrigan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Cerrigan reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Cerrigan is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 184,504. In Northern Ireland Cerrigan is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland Cerrigan exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Cerrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cerrigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cerrigan last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cerrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cerrigan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cerrigan
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