Costigan Surname

72,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Costigan Surname Definition:

Mac Oistigín MIF 68; Map Leix

Costigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4831:104,06511,457
Australia9931:27,1863,697
Ireland9381:5,020821
England7051:79,0338,835
Canada4581:80,4498,972
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Wales361:85,9597,098
Scotland301:178,4619,900
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4341:10,2071,468
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8101:61,9986,785

Costigan (17) may also be a first name.

Costigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Oistigín MIF 68; Map Leix

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Oistigín MIF 68; Map Leix

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Costigan Last Name Facts

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

Costigan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Costigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Costigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 72,104th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,065,119 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Costigan live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Costigan is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,483 people, or 1 in 104,065. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Costigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Costigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Costigan surname expanded 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 216 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 311 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Costigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Costigan surname are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.52% registered with the party.

The amount Costigan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.17% more than the national average, earning R 309,324 per year; in United States they earn 15.23% more than the national average, earning $49,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning $57,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Costigane9475/
Coustigan940/
Costiegan940/
Kostigan8818/
Castigan886/
Costigam882/
Custigan880/
Coitigan880/
Cootigan880/
Costigon880/
Costegan880/
Castaigan820/
Catigan801,752/
Kotigan807/
Couttigane785/
Castigon75678/
Cattigan75431/
Castegan7523/
Kostegan7511/
Kostygan756/
Catiggan751/
Sastigan751/
Kostigon751/
Castigone711/
Cataingan711/
Catigon67113/
Katigan67106/
Categan672/

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