Cooligan Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cooligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cooligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Cooligan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cooligan is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooligan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Cooligan live; 93 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Cooligan is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,023,489. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 97 percent reside and Quebec, where 3 percent reside. Beside Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Cooligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cooligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cooligan surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cooligan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cooligan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Cooligan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.91% more than the national average, earning $67,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coolighan9411/
Coligan93289/
Colligan884,184/
Coiligan881/
Coligane880/
Cosligan880/
Cooligam880/
Collighan8256/
Coulighan8210/
Coilligan821/
Colligann820/
Caligan801,404/
Soligan80171/
Culigan806/
Koligan803/
Colegan802/
Joligan801/
Coligon801/
Colygan800/
Colugan800/
Coligam800/
Culligan753,224/
Calligan75843/
Caligang75213/
Kolighan75148/
Colligon7584/
Calisgan7526/
Tsoligan754/
Kolligan753/
Kouligan753/
Joligane752/
Collegan752/
Caligane751/
Colligam751/
Calaigan751/
Culigain750/
Colegain750/
Calighan750/
Culighan750/
Callighan71278/
Cullighan7113/
Calaingan711/
Collicgon710/
Colligham710/
Saligan675,266/
Soligon67590/
Calegan67361/
Joligon67176/
Kaligan67159/
Calugan6791/
Koliganova6788/
Zaligan6725/
Solygan679/
Kuligan677/
Caligon673/
Solegan672/
Zolegan671/
Çaligan671/
Joligam671/
Caligam671/

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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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  • 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 Cooligan
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