Cornigan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cornigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cornigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornigan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornigan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Cornigan is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cornigan are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Cornigan is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 78 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 11 percent reside.

Cornigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cornigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cornigan surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cornigan last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Cornigan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jornigan8852/
Carnigan888/
Curnigan880/
Journigan82381/
Carnighan8283/
Sournigan821/
Jorrnigan821/
Journeigan7826/
Jarnigan75875/
Kernigan755/
Jornegan750/
Kernighan71115/
Journegan716/
Karnighan711/
Jarrnigan711/
Journygan710/
Curnigham710/
Journeygan670/
Jarnigon63186/
Jarnegan6348/
Kernegan630/
Kerneghan593/
Jaurnegan590/

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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 Cornigan
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