Dunigan Surname

107,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Dunigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1331:87,6999,889
England1121:497,48331,781
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:86,5848,992

Dunigan Last Name Facts

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

Dunigan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dunigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,635th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,681,483 people. The last name Dunigan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dunigan live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,133 people, or 1 in 87,699. In The United States Dunigan is most frequent in: Michigan, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Dunigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunigan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dunigan last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunigan surname are 11.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dunigan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $40,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.52% more than the national average, earning $60,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnigan934,256/
Dunhigan932/
Dounigan931/
Dunighan931/
Dunnighan8816/
Dunhighan881/
Deunnigan881/
Dunnnigan880/
Donigan86778/
Dunegan86686/
Dinigan868/
Dunigon863/
Dunugan862/
Dunnegan80310/
Donnigan80105/
Donigain8016/
Donighan801/
Doonigan800/
Dunnigam800/
Doneigan800/
Dunnigon800/
Duneghan800/
Dunniganová781/
Duñgan7741/
Donegan7111,146/
Dinegan7116/
Dunugon715/
Donigon711/
Dunegon711/
Donnegan67128/
Doneghan6767/
Donegain6717/
Donnigon670/
Donhegan670/
Doonegan670/
Donegon5753/
Donnegon530/

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Dunigan Reference & Research

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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 Dunigan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis