Flanaghan Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Flanaghan Surname User-submission:

Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.

Flanaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3831:145,47814,025
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Wales141:221,03813,576
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2681:90,9539,414
Scotland281:133,6865,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Flanaghan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.

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Flanaghan 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.

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