Hannigan Surname
Approximately 11,017 people bear this surname
Hannigan Surname Definition:
Ó hAnnagáin (W) A scattered name of uncertain origin. Now mainly Munster. MIF 135
Hannigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,180 | 1:58,650 | 6,951 |
| Ireland | 1,368 | 1:3,442 | 612 |
| England | 1,058 | 1:52,664 | 6,459 |
| Australia | 746 | 1:36,187 | 4,757 |
| Canada | 625 | 1:58,953 | 6,943 |
| Scotland | 400 | 1:13,385 | 1,744 |
| Northern Ireland | 358 | 1:5,154 | 975 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:41,260 | 4,005 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,035 | 1:4,280 | 744 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 126 | 1:193,455 | 15,576 |
| Scotland | 117 | 1:31,993 | 2,667 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 965 | 1:52,040 | 5,878 |
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
(Irish) Grandson of little Annadh (delay); descendant of the little, slow man.
Hannigan Demographics
Hannigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hannigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hannigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hannigan occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hannigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hannigan is the 47,015th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 661,482 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Hannigan are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hannigan is also the 2,900,335th most common first name on earth, held by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 6,180 people, or 1 in 58,650. In The United States Hannigan is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 12 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
Hannigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hannigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 132 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 840 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 342 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hannigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hannigan surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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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Footnotes
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