Harrigan Surname
Approximately 13,046 people bear this surname
Harrigan Surname Definition:
A Kerry variant of Horgan, q.v
Harrigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,174 | 1:44,343 | 5,429 |
| England | 871 | 1:63,970 | 7,488 |
| Canada | 862 | 1:42,744 | 5,305 |
| Australia | 835 | 1:32,330 | 4,281 |
| British Virgin Islands | 403 | 1:78 | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | 381 | 1:4,843 | 925 |
| Anguilla | 268 | 1:50 | 12 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 268 | 1:412 | 37 |
| Scotland | 249 | 1:21,501 | 2,475 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 155 | 1:640 | 106 |
| Ireland | 144 | 1:32,701 | 2,792 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46 | 1:1,200 | 219 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Saint Lucia | 15 | 1:11,919 | 1,145 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 211 | 1:20,995 | 2,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 256 | 1:95,216 | 9,764 |
| Scotland | 153 | 1:24,465 | 2,264 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,798 | 1:17,948 | 2,283 |
Harrigan (55) may also be a first name.
Harrigan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Kerry variant of Horgan, q.v
A Kerry variant of Horgan, q.v
(Irish) Grandson of little Anradh (champion).
Harrigan Demographics
Average Harrigan Salary in
United States
$49,012 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Harrigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harrigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Harrigan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Harrigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,199th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 558,604 people. The last name Harrigan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Harrigan are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 55 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,174 people, or 1 in 44,343. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Harrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Harrigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Harrigan surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 371 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Harrigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Harrigan last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Harrigan are 1.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Harrigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.84% less than the national average, earning R 64,548 per year; in United States they earn 13.59% more than the national average, earning $49,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $50,997 CAD per year.
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