Greagan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Greagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Greagan (11) may also be a first name.

Greagan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Greagan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greagan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Greagan are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Greagan is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 71 percent live, South Carolina, where 24 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent live.

Greagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Greagan last name increased 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Greagan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Greagan last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Greagan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greaghan931/
Gregan921,858/
Gragan9287/
Greggan8639/
Grangan8613/
Greegan8612/
Gregand861/
Grjagan861/
Griegan861/
Greghan861/
Greagon860/
Graghan860/
Greogan860/
Gragane860/
Groegan860/
Gregain860/
Gragasin806,349/
Greggain80233/
Gragasen8016/
Gragacin807/
Greggand802/
Gregatin801/
Graingan801/
Grahagan801/
Graughan800/
Greogain800/
Granhgan800/
Greeghan800/
Grigan7741/
Gregam7725/
Gregán7722/
Gregon7714/
Gragam779/
Gragon776/
Grygan770/
Greganova7518/
Greganová7510/
Gragaasin755/
Grougan7144/
Grigane7127/
Gregond7111/
Gragham714/
Grigand711/
Graigon711/
Grzegon711/
Groigan711/
Graygon711/
Greegon711/
Griegon711/
Graigam711/
Greigon711/
Gryghan711/
Gregoin710/
Gregong710/
Graghon710/
Groughan672/
Gregonne671/
Greegoon671/
Graugoin670/
Greigoon670/
Gregoine670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Greagan
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