Herrigan Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Herrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Herrigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herrigan is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herrigan is the 2,293,424th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Herrigan is primarily found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Herrigan are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Herrigan is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 793,991. In Australia Herrigan is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 88 percent live, New South Wales, where 9 percent live and Western Australia, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Herrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Herrigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herrigan last name declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herrigan Last Name Statistics demography

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

Herrigan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $33,860 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Herrigan
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