Colligan Surname

111,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Colligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8641:126,55713,427
England5651:98,61610,437
Scotland3011:17,7872,137
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Wales101:309,45316,869
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1431:30,9783,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1341:27,9342,469
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7291:68,8877,467

Colligan (16) may also be a first name.

Colligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colligan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Colligan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colligan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,061st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,741,765 people. The surname Colligan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Colligan reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Colligan is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,864 people, or 1 in 126,557. In The United States Colligan is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, New Jersey, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Scotland, where 7 percent reside.

Colligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colligan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colligan surname expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Colligan last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colligan surname are 8.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.33% registered with the party.

The amount Colligan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $48,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,516 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colligan
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