Hanigan Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hanigan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Annadh (delay); descendant of the little, slow man.

Hanigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7911:458,22939,136
Australia3031:89,09510,253
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England251:2,228,72284,230
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Wales181:171,91811,581
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:106,62110,696

Hanigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Annadh (delay); descendant of the little, slow man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hanigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hanigan (Marathi: हनीगन) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,737th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. The last name Hanigan is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Hanigan are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 458,229. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Hanigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hanigan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 168 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hanigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hanigan last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hanigan last name are 10.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hanigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $60,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Hanigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hanigan in the Marathi language
हनीगनhanigana-

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