Gernigan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Gernigan Surname Definition:

GERNIGAN: From carn-igans, twenty rocks. The name would also translate the little rock. There is a place called Gurnick in Crowan.

Gernigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gernigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GERNIGAN: From carn-igans, twenty rocks. The name would also translate the little rock. There is a place called Gurnick in Crowan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gernigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gernigan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gernigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gernigan are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gernigan is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 33 percent are found, Florida, where 20 percent are found and Texas, where 20 percent are found.

Gernigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gernigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gernigan last name decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gernigan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gernigan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Gernigan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.55% less than the national average, earning $32,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gernigant9436/
Gerrnigan942/
Ernigan932/
Jernigan8821,458/
Gernigon881,361/
Garnigan8890/
Hernigan883/
Grenigan881/
Iernigan881/
Jernighan8220/
Jernigain824/
Jernigasn824/
Jerrnigan823/
Jernaigan823/
Jernnigan823/
Jearnigan820/
Jernegan75278/
Jernigam752/
Jernigon752/
Cernigon751/
Srenigan751/
Jirnigan750/
Cerneghan710/
Jerneygan710/
Greneghan710/
Jernegon633/

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