Dunnigan Surname

109,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dunnigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunnigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5041:103,44111,407
Canada3891:94,71910,322
Scotland1701:31,4933,187
England981:568,55234,674
Australia641:421,80833,593
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland691:54,2503,600
England281:870,54937,307
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8481:59,2206,543

Dunnigan (11) may also be a first name.

Dunnigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunnigan occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunnigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dunnigan is the 109,353rd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,712,299 people. Dunnigan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Dunnigan are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dunnigan is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

Dunnigan is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,504 people, or 1 in 103,441. In The United States Dunnigan is primarily found in: Maryland, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Dunnigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunnigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunnigan last name expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunnigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dunnigan last name is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunnigan last name are 0.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.4% registered with the party.

The amount Dunnigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $53,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnighan9416/
Deunnigan941/
Dunnnigan940/
Dunigan934,334/
Dunnegan88310/
Donnigan88105/
Dunhigan882/
Dounigan881/
Dunighan881/
Dunnigam880/
Dunnigon880/
Dunniganová841/
Dunhighan821/
Donigan80778/
Dunegan80686/
Dinigan808/
Dunigon803/
Dunugan802/
Donnegan75128/
Donigain7516/
Donighan751/
Doneigan750/
Donnigon750/
Doonigan750/
Duneghan750/
Duñgan7141/
Donegan6711,146/
Dinegan6716/
Donigon671/
Doneghan6367/
Donegain6317/
Donhegan630/
Donnegon630/
Doonegan630/
Dunugon535/
Dunegon531/

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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
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  • 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 Dunnigan
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