Corrigan Surname

15,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Corrigan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for MacOrgan = Son of Organ: v. Organ (Celtic)

Corrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,8411:21,5222,715
England5,1251:10,8721,603
Ireland3,7641:1,251251
Canada2,9581:12,4561,842
Australia2,5171:10,7251,589
Northern Ireland1,3421:1,375288
Scotland1,1691:4,580792
New Zealand3711:12,2062,120
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Wales1201:25,7882,682
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
France421:1,581,493147,826
United Arab Emirates411:223,47015,418
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Jersey271:3,674721
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Panama171:230,1336,157
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Norway91:571,36544,190
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,8211:1,570298
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8701:28,0183,797
Scotland4611:8,1201,105
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7001:18,6002,356

Corrigan (142) may also be a first name.

Corrigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for MacOrgan = Son of Organ: v. Organ (Celtic)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Corragáin Akin to the Maguires originally of Fermanagh now scattered. As Currigan it is now found in Co. Roscommon. IF 95; MIF 154; Plate VI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Corragáin Akin to the Maguires originally of Fermanagh now scattered. As Currigan it is now found in Co. Roscommon. IF 95; MIF 154; Plate VI

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Corragan, a diminutive of Corra (spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Corrigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corrigan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Corrigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,981st most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 208,842 people. The last name Corrigan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Corrigan are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 775,413th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 142 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 16,841 people, or 1 in 21,522. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Corrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corrigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Corrigan surname grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 589 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corrigan surname are 2.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.68% registered with the party.

The amount Corrigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning 377,468 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.16% more than the national average, earning R 508,920 per year; in United States they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $48,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,497 CAD per year.

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Corrigan Reference & Research

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