Halligan Surname
Approximately 9,665 people bear this surname
Halligan Surname Definition:
V. O’Halligan.
Halligan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,693 | 1:77,234 | 8,836 |
| England | 1,653 | 1:33,707 | 4,455 |
| Ireland | 1,342 | 1:3,509 | 620 |
| Australia | 870 | 1:31,030 | 4,125 |
| New Zealand | 316 | 1:14,330 | 2,510 |
| Canada | 264 | 1:139,567 | 14,363 |
| Scotland | 191 | 1:28,030 | 2,966 |
| Northern Ireland | 177 | 1:10,424 | 1,633 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 989 | 1:4,479 | 768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 310 | 1:78,630 | 8,494 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 844 | 1:59,501 | 6,569 |
Halligan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. O’Halligan.
Ó hAileagáin An Oriel sept of Louth and Armagh. IF 132
(Irish) Grandson of little Aille (handsome or beautiful); descendant of the little handsome man.
Halligan Demographics
Average Male Halligan Height
176.51 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Halligan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halligan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Halligan occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Halligan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Halligan is the 52,901st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 754,014 people. The last name Halligan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Halligan are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Halligan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,693 people, or 1 in 77,234. In The United States Halligan is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.
Halligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Halligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halligan last name rose 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 434 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halligan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Halligan last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Halligan surname are 10.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.27% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Halligan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.65% more than the national average, earning R 474,456 per year; in United States they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $49,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,590 CAD per year.
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