Groghan Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

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

Groghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Groghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Groghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Groghan is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Groghan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Groghan reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Groghan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 14 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Maryland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Groghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Groghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Groghan last name grew 327 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Groghan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Groghan last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Groghan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Groughan932/
Groghgan930/
Grogan9225,964/
Grosgchan880/
Groogan86168/
Grougan8644/
Grohgan8614/
Grogand8612/
Grongan869/
Groggan863/
Groigan861/
Grogann861/
Grogham861/
Grogant861/
Greghan861/
Graghan860/
Groegan860/
Grogjahn801/
Graughan800/
Groganne800/
Granghan800/
Greeghan800/
Gregan771,858/
Grugan77577/
Gragan7787/
Grogon777/
Grogam773/
Greggan7139/
Greegan7112/
Grougon719/
Gragham714/
Grogoun711/
Grogond711/
Grungan711/
Graghon710/
Gruggan710/
Gregain710/
Gragane710/
Grogoon710/
Gragasin676,349/
Greggain67233/
Granghon6733/
Gragasen6716/
Gragacin677/
Grahagan671/

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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 Groghan
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