Colgan Surname
Approximately 10,038 people bear this surname
Colgan Surname Definition:
Mac Colgan There were two main septs of this name, viz. one of Tirkeeran and Donaghmore the other of Kilcolgan (as Map). The former were also called O’Colgan. IF 83; Map Derry and Off; Plate IV
Colgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,286 | 1:68,570 | 7,973 |
| Ireland | 1,599 | 1:2,945 | 545 |
| England | 1,078 | 1:51,687 | 6,370 |
| Australia | 572 | 1:47,195 | 5,906 |
| Northern Ireland | 537 | 1:3,436 | 683 |
| Canada | 451 | 1:81,698 | 9,108 |
| Scotland | 208 | 1:25,740 | 2,803 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,357 | 1:3,264 | 601 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 177 | 1:137,714 | 12,521 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:57,588 | 3,712 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,013 | 1:49,574 | 5,639 |
The alternate forms: Çolgan (20) are calculated separately.
Colgan (38) may also be a first name.
Colgan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Colgan There were two main septs of this name, viz. one of Tirkeeran and Donaghmore the other of Kilcolgan (as Map). The former were also called O’Colgan. IF 83; Map Derry and Off; Plate IV
Colgan Demographics
Colgan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Colgan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colgan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Colgan occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Çolgan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Colgan.
How Common Is The Last Name Colgan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Colgan is the 51,076th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 725,996 people. The surname Colgan is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Colgan reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,286 people, or 1 in 68,570. In The United States Colgan is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Colgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Colgan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colgan last name increased 522 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 609 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Colgan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Colgan surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Colgan surname are 16.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Colgan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 110.03% more than the national average, earning 726,878 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $47,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $48,640 CAD per year.
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Colgan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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