Harrigan Surname

40,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Harrigan Surname Definition:

A Kerry variant of Horgan, q.v

Harrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1741:44,3435,429
England8711:63,9707,488
Canada8621:42,7445,305
Australia8351:32,3304,281
British Virgin Islands4031:7811
Northern Ireland3811:4,843925
Anguilla2681:5012
United States Virgin Islands2681:41237
Scotland2491:21,5012,475
Antigua and Barbuda1551:640106
Ireland1441:32,7012,792
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Saint Kitts and Nevis461:1,200219
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Panama271:144,8984,800
Wales261:119,0209,008
France261:2,554,720189,486
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominica41:18,973529
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guyana11:762,22114,420
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saint Martin11:35,156229
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2111:20,9952,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Scotland1531:24,4652,264
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7981:17,9482,283

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 Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A Kerry variant of Horgan, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Anradh (champion).

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

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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