Handrigan Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Handrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1221:302,01327,942
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Handrigan Last Name Facts

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

Handrigan occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handrigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Handrigan live; 96 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 302,013. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 65 percent are found, Ontario, where 27 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Canada Handrigan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Handrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Handrigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Handrigan last name rose 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Handrigan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Handrigan surname are 12.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Handrigan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $39,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $48,361 CAD per year.

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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 Handrigan
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