Flannagan Surname
Approximately 2,807 people bear this surname
Flannagan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.
[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]
Flannagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,773 | 1:204,433 | 20,061 |
| England | 383 | 1:145,478 | 14,025 |
| Scotland | 140 | 1:38,242 | 3,652 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 1:42,720 | 7,111 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Ireland | 82 | 1:57,426 | 3,925 |
| Northern Ireland | 57 | 1:32,369 | 3,269 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 297 | 1:14,915 | 1,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 421 | 1:57,899 | 6,817 |
| Scotland | 169 | 1:22,149 | 2,118 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,361 | 1:36,898 | 4,372 |
Flannagan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Of Red Complexion.
[Irish Flannagan—flann, red + the diminutive suff, -gan]
(Irish) The little ruddy man; grandson of little Flann (red).
(Gaelic.) From flann, ruddy complexion.
Flannagan Demographics
Average Male Flannagan Height
175.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flannaghan | 95 | 38 | / |
| Flannangan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Flannnagan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Flannagain | 95 | 0 | / |
| Flanagan | 94 | 76,496 | / |
| Flanaghan | 89 | 552 | / |
| Flanagain | 89 | 56 | / |
| Flannegan | 89 | 54 | / |
| Flanangan | 89 | 40 | / |
| Flanaigan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Flannagam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Flangagan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Flanaagan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Flanasgan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flanagane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flannagon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Flanagann | 89 | 0 | / |
| Flanagahn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fllanagan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fhlanagain | 84 | 1 | / |
| Flannaghon | 84 | 0 | / |
| Flanegan | 82 | 576 | / |
| Flanagon | 82 | 11 | / |
| Flanagam | 82 | 4 | / |
| Flenagan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Flanogan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Flonagan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Flanaganová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Flanogain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Flanagáin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Flannegon | 78 | 0 | / |
| Flanagham | 78 | 0 | / |
| Flaneghan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Flenegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Flanegon | 59 | 0 | / |
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Flannagan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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