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Where Does The Last Name Collighan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Collighan is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collighan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,580,327^th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Collighan reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

Collighan is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Collighan is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 27 percent live, Berkshire, where 17 percent live and Durham, where 15 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Collighan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Collighan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Collighan surname increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Collighan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Collighan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.