Hennigar Surname

245,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Hennigar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hennigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9631:38,2614,806
United States6051:599,10648,792
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Hennigar Last Name Facts

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

Hennigar is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennigar? popularity and diffusion

Hennigar is the 245,674th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,498,485 people. Hennigar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Hennigar live; 95 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 963 people, or 1 in 38,261. In Canada Hennigar is primarily concentrated in: Nova Scotia, where 41 percent reside, Ontario, where 30 percent reside and Alberta, where 14 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Hennigar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hennigar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hennigar last name grew 1,210 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 950 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hennigar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hennigar surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hennigar surname are 31.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Hennigar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henigar9328/
Ennigar930/
Hennegar8840/
Hennigor8832/
Ennigarð8821/
Ennigard881/
Hannigar881/
Hinnigar881/
Hemnigar880/
Enigar865/
Henegar802,208/
Hanigar8024/
Einigar8010/
Jenigar807/
Genigar801/
Innigar801/
Enigard800/
Jehennegar781/
Honnugar757/
Chinigar755/
Khinigar752/
Henegard752/
Heinegar750/
Hannegar750/
Onigar71129/
Anigar714/
Heinegard712/
Enegar712/
Ennegaard711/
Enugar711/
Honneggar711/
Heinegart710/
Ginigar6747/
Enegare6727/
Jenigár6719/
Hinegar6710/
Enegard675/
Annigor674/
Hanegar672/
Inigard671/
Yinigar671/
Anhigar671/
Honugar671/
Jinigar671/
Enaigor671/
Henegor670/
Honegar670/

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Hennigar Reference & Research

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

Henninger 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hennigar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis