Flanaghan Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Flanaghan Surname User-submission:
Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.
Flanaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 383 | 1:145,478 | 14,025 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Northern Ireland | 47 | 1:39,256 | 3,678 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 113 | 1:39,202 | 3,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 268 | 1:90,953 | 9,414 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Flanaghan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.
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Flanaghan Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Flanaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Flanaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Flanaghan is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Flanaghan.
How Common Is The Last Name Flanaghan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Flanaghan is the 571,325th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Flanaghan live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 145,478. In England Flanaghan is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 28 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 15 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent are found.
Flanaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Flanaghan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Flanaghan surname expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 35 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Flanaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Flanaghan surname is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Flanaghan last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.
Flanaghan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $51,827 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flannaghan | 95 | 38 | / |
| Flanagan | 94 | 76,496 | / |
| Flannagan | 89 | 2,807 | / |
| Flanagain | 89 | 56 | / |
| Flanangan | 89 | 40 | / |
| Flanaigan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Flanaagan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Flangagan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Flanasgan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flanagane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flaneghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanagann | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanagham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanagahn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fllanagan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fhlanagain | 84 | 1 | / |
| Flannnagan | 84 | 0 | / |
| Flannagain | 84 | 0 | / |
| Flannaghon | 84 | 0 | / |
| Flanegan | 82 | 576 | / |
| Flanagon | 82 | 11 | / |
| Flanagam | 82 | 4 | / |
| Flenagan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Flanogan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Flonagan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flanaganová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flannegan | 78 | 54 | / |
| Flannagam | 78 | 2 | / |
| Flanagáin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Flannagon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Flanegon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Flanogain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Flannegon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Flannangan | 63 | 1 | / |
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