Hartigan Surname

72,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hartigan Surname Definition:

Ó hArtagáin A Dalcassian sept located in east Clare and Limerick. IF 175; Plate XV

Hartigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8341:94,53810,609
Ireland8521:5,527872
Australia8211:32,8814,350
England7671:72,6448,304
Canada2461:149,77915,288
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
France161:4,151,420237,746
Wales111:281,32115,850
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7251:6,110984
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9121:55,0646,171

Hartigan (10) may also be a first name.

Hartigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hArtagáin A Dalcassian sept located in east Clare and Limerick. IF 175; Plate XV

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Arc (stone or bear).

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

Hartigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hartigan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hartigan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,260th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,067,772 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Hartigan live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hartigan is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

Hartigan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,834 people, or 1 in 94,538. In The United States Hartigan is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Hartigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hartigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hartigan last name expanded 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 730 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hartigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hartigan surname are 3.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hartigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.66% more than the national average, earning R 460,200 per year; in United States they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $51,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.14% more than the national average, earning $60,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heartigan940/
Artigan931/
Hartegan88106/
Hertigan8820/
Arthigan881/
Hartigam881/
Hartigon880/
Hortigan880/
Harrtigon821/
Hourtigan821/
Artigon801/
Hortigon75133/
Hortigón757/
Artegain756/
Artegane751/
Arteagan751/
Hertegan751/
Ertugan6773/
Ortegan6712/
Artyganova677/
Ortigon672/
Artegon671/
Hortegon632/
Ortegon5316,508/
Ortigão53193/
Ortegón53101/
Ortegòn537/
Ortegam533/
Ortegãn531/
Orteagon501/
Ortgegon501/

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Hartigan Reference & Research

Hartman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hartman 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hartigan
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