Duigan Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Duigan Surname Definition:
SIF 157*
Duigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 199 | 1:135,657 | 14,662 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 44 | 1:100,679 | 6,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Duigan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SIF 157*
James Robertson Duigan (1882-1951), the pioneer Australian airman, whose flight in a plane he built himself in 1910 is commerated by a monument at Lancefield, Victoria, came of a Co. Kilkenny family.
(Irish, Welsh) Grandson of Dubhagan (little black one); descendant of little Dug, a Welsh pet form of Richard (rule, hard).
Duigan Demographics
Duigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Duigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Duigan is found most in Australia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Duigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 605,571st most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Duigan reside; 48 percent reside in Australasia and 48 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Duigan is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 135,657. In Australia Duigan is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 75 percent are found, Tasmania, where 10 percent are found and Victoria, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.
Duigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Duigan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Duigan surname rose 413 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Duigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Duigan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Duigan last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Duigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning R 253,104 per year and in United States they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $52,313 USD per year.
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