Hoolaghan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hoolaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoolaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hoolaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoolaghan is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hoolaghan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoolaghan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Hoolaghan live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hoolaghan is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 214,153. In Scotland Hoolaghan is most frequent in: North Lanarkshire, where 48 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 32 percent live and Glasgow City, where 16 percent live. Outside of Scotland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Hoolaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoolaghan has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoolaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hoolaghan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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