Flannagin Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

Flannagin Surname User-submission:

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

Flannagin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Flannagin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Flannagin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flannagin is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Flannagin.

How Common Is The Last Name Flannagin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Flannagin reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Flannagin is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Flannagin is most common in: Alabama, where 76 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Flannagin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flannagin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flannagin last name rose 336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Flannagin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Flannagin surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flannagin surname are 33.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.1% registered with the political party.

Flannagin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $38,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flanagin94951/
Flannagen896/
Flamnagin891/
Flanaagin890/
Flannegin890/
Flanagn8811/
Flanegin82419/
Flanagen8234/
Flangagn821/
Flanaghn820/
Flenagin820/
Flanegien7836/
Flamnagen780/
Flonegin710/
Flenagen710/
Flenhagen6729/
Flanegen594/

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