Heneghan Surname

98,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Heneghan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Eidhneachan (origin obscure, but by some authorities thought to mean bird).

Heneghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9471:186,16318,524
Ireland1,4671:3,210583
England9131:61,0277,202
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Wales591:52,4504,823
Canada521:708,56956,910
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6521:6,7941,070
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Heneghan (10) may also be a first name.

Heneghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Eidhneachan (origin obscure, but by some authorities thought to mean bird).

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

Heneghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heneghan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heneghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heneghan is the 98,616th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,516,028 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Heneghan reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename in the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,947 people, or 1 in 186,163. In The United States Heneghan is most common in: Illinois, where 39 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 31 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Heneghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heneghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heneghan surname increased 8,465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 225 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 2,123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 744 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heneghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heneghan are 1.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heneghan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $51,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% less than the national average, earning $46,758 CAD per year.

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