Fenegan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fenegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Fenegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fenegan is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenegan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fenegan is the 3,017,195th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Fenegan are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 31 percent are found, Essex, where 27 percent are found and Devon, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found.

Fenegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fenegan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fenegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fenegan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Fenegan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

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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 Fenegan
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