Feegan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Feegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Feegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Feegan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feegan occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feegan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Feegan occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Feegan live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 75 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England Feegan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Feegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feegan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Feegan surname increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Feegan last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feeghan920/
Fegan915,673/
Feagan831,291/
Fegang8358/
Fegane8336/
Feigan8331/
Feggan8322/
Fegain8321/
Fiegan835/
Faegan833/
Feygan833/
Feghan833/
Foegan833/
Feugan833/
Fuegan832/
Fegann831/
Veegan831/
Feugang771,174/
Feighan77527/
Feugain77205/
Feghang7797/
Feagain7740/
Feigean7734/
Fegaing776/
Feghaun774/
Feigang772/
Fegasin771/
Feaghan771/
Feagane770/
Feegham770/
Feingan770/
Fagan7344,028/
Vegan73921/
Figan73568/
Fogan73409/
Fegon7328/
Fegam736/
Fygan731/
Feugaing71220/
Fouegang713/
Feugaint711/
Fiogan67832/
Faghan67658/
Fagaan67262/
Phegan67177/
Fogain67130/
Foggan6792/
Faigan6783/
Feigon6771/
Fagain6755/
Viegan6739/
Veagan6729/
Faggan6728/
Fegond6721/
Figant6715/
Fougan675/
Veggan675/
Faygan674/
Fahgan674/
Foghan673/
Fighan672/
Figane672/
Fegham672/
Veghan671/
Fegaim671/
Fegong671/
Feagon671/
Fegoun671/
Feganeher670/
Feagam670/
Figgan670/
Foigan670/

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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
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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 Feegan
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