Flanagan Surname
Approximately 76,496 people bear this surname
Flanagan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.
[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]
Read More About This SurnameFlanagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42,961 | 1:8,437 | 1,007 |
| England | 9,992 | 1:5,576 | 791 |
| Ireland | 8,230 | 1:572 | 94 |
| Australia | 6,646 | 1:4,062 | 585 |
| Canada | 2,907 | 1:12,675 | 1,866 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,415 | 1:1,304 | 269 |
| South Africa | 1,383 | 1:39,174 | 5,041 |
| Scotland | 904 | 1:5,922 | 959 |
| New Zealand | 625 | 1:7,245 | 1,235 |
| Wales | 335 | 1:9,237 | 1,017 |
| Thailand | 202 | 1:349,695 | 60,810 |
| Netherlands | 98 | 1:172,318 | 24,957 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Japan | 51 | 1:2,506,751 | 30,743 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Isle of Man | 19 | 1:4,517 | 958 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6,740 | 1:657 | 105 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,084 | 1:11,696 | 1,785 |
| Scotland | 221 | 1:16,938 | 1,810 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:44,812 | 2,341 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,447 | 1:9,220 | 1,167 |
Flanagan (138) may also be a first name.
Flanagan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.
[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]
Ó Flannagáin Of the several septs of the name (see Map) that of Connacht is the most important.
IF 146; MIF 186; Map Fer, Off and Ros; Plate XI
(Irish) The little ruddy man; grandson of little Flann (red).
User-submitted Reference
Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.
- raychikGaelic: Ó Flannagáin, derived from the word flann, which means red or ruddy.
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Flanagan Political Affiliation
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Flanagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flanagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Flanagan (Marathi: नािगन, Russian: Фланаган) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Flanagan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,429th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,267 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Flanagan live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Flanagan is also the 787,636th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 138 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 42,961 people, or 1 in 8,437. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.
Flanagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Flanagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flanagan surname rose 789 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 479 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 122 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 409 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 957 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flanagan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Flanagan are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the party.
The amount Flanagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning 356,374 kr per year; in Peru they earn 50.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,666 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning R 305,316 per year; in United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,982 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flannagan | 94 | 2,807 | / |
| Flanaghan | 94 | 552 | / |
| Flanagain | 94 | 56 | / |
| Flanangan | 94 | 40 | / |
| Flanaigan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Flanaagan | 94 | 2 | / |
| Flangagan | 94 | 2 | / |
| Flanasgan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Flanagane | 94 | 1 | / |
| Flanagann | 94 | 0 | / |
| Flanagahn | 94 | 0 | / |
| Fllanagan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Flannaghan | 89 | 38 | / |
| Fhlanagain | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flannangan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flannagain | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flannnagan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanegan | 88 | 576 | / |
| Flanagon | 88 | 11 | / |
| Flanagam | 88 | 4 | / |
| Flenagan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Flanogan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Flonagan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Flanaganová | 84 | 2 | / |
| Flannegan | 82 | 54 | / |
| Flannagam | 82 | 2 | / |
| Flanagáin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flanogain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flannagon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flanagham | 82 | 0 | / |
| Flaneghan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Flannaghon | 78 | 0 | / |
| Flenegan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Flanegon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Flannegon | 71 | 0 | / |
Flanagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Flanagan in the Marathi language | ||
| नािगन | naigana | 50 |
| ानगन | anagana | 25 |
| लानगन | lanagana | 25 |
| Flanagan in the Russian language | ||
| Фланаган | flanagan | - |
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