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Where Does The Last Name Garaghan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Garaghan is most common in Argentina. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garaghan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,373,373^rd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Garaghan are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 56 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,249,653. In Argentina Garaghan is primarily concentrated in: Santa Fe Province, where 95 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 5 percent live. Excluding Argentina this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Wales, where 12 percent live.

Garaghan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Garaghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Garaghan last name decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garaghan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Garaghan surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.