Flannagan Surname

156,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Flannagan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.

[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]

Flannagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7731:204,43320,061
England3831:145,47814,025
Scotland1401:38,2423,652
Australia1151:234,74522,001
New Zealand1061:42,7207,111
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Ireland821:57,4263,925
Northern Ireland571:32,3693,269
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2971:14,9151,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Scotland1691:22,1492,118
Wales121:130,7015,289
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3611:36,8984,372

Flannagan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.

[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The little ruddy man; grandson of little Flann (red).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Gaelic.) From flann, ruddy complexion.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Flannagan Last Name Facts

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

Flannagan is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flannagan? popularity and diffusion

Flannagan is the 156,048th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,596,204 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Flannagan are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,773 people, or 1 in 204,433. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 11 percent are found, Alabama, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Scotland, where 5 percent are found.

Flannagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flannagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flannagan last name expanded 130 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flannagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flannagan last name are 11.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Flannagan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.85% less than the national average, earning R 43,140 per year; in United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $51,832 CAD per year.

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Flannagan Reference & Research

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