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Where Does The Last Name Horgan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Horgan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Hörgan. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horgan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 36,055^th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 497,851 people. The last name Horgan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Horgan reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Horgan is also the 677,199^th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 181 people.

The last name Horgan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,438 people, or 1 in 66,653. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Horgan exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 29 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Horgan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Horgan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horgan surname grew 771 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 163 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 571 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horgan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Horgan surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Horgan last name are 7.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Horgan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning R 268,776 per year; in United States they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning $52,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $57,476 CAD per year.