Where Does The Last Name Dunnighan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dunnighan has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunnighan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 4,908,606^th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Dunnighan are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Dunnighan is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Dunnighan is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 92 percent reside and Durham, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Dunnighan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dunnighan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.