Hannigan Surname

47,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hannigan Surname Definition:

Ó hAnnagáin (W) A scattered name of uncertain origin. Now mainly Munster. MIF 135

Hannigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1801:58,6506,951
Ireland1,3681:3,442612
England1,0581:52,6646,459
Australia7461:36,1874,757
Canada6251:58,9536,943
Scotland4001:13,3851,744
Northern Ireland3581:5,154975
Wales751:41,2604,005
South Africa581:934,09859,404
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0351:4,280744
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Scotland1171:31,9932,667
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9651:52,0405,878

Hannigan (15) may also be a first name.

Hannigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hAnnagáin (W) A scattered name of uncertain origin. Now mainly Munster. MIF 135

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

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

Hannigan Last Name Facts

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

Hannigan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hannigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,015th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 661,482 people. The last name Hannigan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Hannigan reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6,180 people, or 1 in 58,650. In The United States Hannigan is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 12 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Hannigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hannigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 640 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 132 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 840 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 342 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hannigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hannigan last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hannigan last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Hannigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning 298,157 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 169.2% more than the national average, earning R 639,720 per year; in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.27% more than the national average, earning $61,244 CAD per year.

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Hannigan Reference & Research

Hannigan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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