Horrigan Surname
Approximately 4,475 people bear this surname
Horrigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,590 | 1:139,946 | 14,573 |
| Australia | 673 | 1:40,112 | 5,183 |
| England | 640 | 1:87,059 | 9,491 |
| Canada | 207 | 1:177,998 | 17,780 |
| Ireland | 176 | 1:26,755 | 2,473 |
| Wales | 110 | 1:28,132 | 2,887 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 158 | 1:28,037 | 2,919 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:174,110 | 14,584 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 612 | 1:82,057 | 8,618 |
Horrigan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Horgan, q.v
User-submitted Reference
Horrigan is a pure Irish name from the town of Mallow. As not been confirmed many Horrigans say that the meaning of Horrigan is 'the decendant of the grayed hair one'.
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Horrigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horrigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Horrigan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Horrigan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 104,805th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,628,502 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Horrigan live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,590 people, or 1 in 139,946. In The United States Horrigan is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Horrigan is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Horrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Horrigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Horrigan surname rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 111 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 458 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Horrigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Horrigan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Horrigan surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.13% being registered with the political party.
The amount Horrigan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning R 259,548 per year; in United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $52,984 CAD per year.
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