Hiffernan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hiffernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiffernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hiffernan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hiffernan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiffernan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hiffernan is the 3,055,934th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hiffernan are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 38 percent are found, Indiana, where 31 percent are found and Nebraska, where 31 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Hiffernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hiffernan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hiffernan surname rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiffernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hiffernan surname is predominantly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hiffernan last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Hiffernan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.24% more than the national average, earning $59,649 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Hiffernan
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