Houlihan Surname

47,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Houlihan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Uallach (proud).

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Houlihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6471:64,1867,520
Ireland2,3001:2,047390
Australia1,0971:24,6093,362
England1,0791:51,6396,359
Canada4391:83,9319,326
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Wales821:37,7383,712
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,0841:4,087716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7061:71,1317,650

Houlihan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Uallach (proud).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is an Irish-Gaelic surname, from uallach, meaning 'the proud man'.

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Houlihan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houlihan occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Houlihan.

How Common Is The Last Name Houlihan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Houlihan is the 47,306th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 665,833 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Houlihan live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,647 people, or 1 in 64,186. In The United States Houlihan is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States Houlihan is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Houlihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Houlihan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 212 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,905 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Houlihan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Houlihan surname are 0.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Houlihan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 797.42% more than the national average, earning R 2,132,620 per year; in United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $55,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Houlihane943/
Ehoulihan941/
Houlihand940/
Holihan93787/
Hulihan93270/
Hoolihan88978/
Hollihan88408/
Houlehan88128/
Hullihan88117/
Huolihan8848/
Haulihan8810/
Houliham888/
Oulihane883/
Houljhan881/
Houlyhan881/
Hgulihan881/
Holihand880/
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Olihan8631/
Ulihan8614/
Chouljian82101/
Hollihand825/
Holliohan821/
Heullihan820/
Haullihan820/
Holehan80160/
Halihan8051/
Hulehan8034/
Ahlihan8015/
Julihan807/
Olihant803/
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Huliham801/
Golihan801/
Hulyhan800/
Holyhan800/
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Halijhan751/
Gollihan751/
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Halihane750/
Heelihan750/
Holehand750/
Holliham750/
Hoolyhan750/
Hullehan750/
Healihan750/
Haulehan750/
Ollihant750/
Houlhion750/
Choulean750/
Hullyhan750/
Hulehand750/
Alihan71802/
Chooljian71148/
Ulijan71107/
Holjan7185/
Hollyhand7160/
Ahlian7145/
Olijan7140/
Hallihane7125/
Olehan7112/
Hulhajyan7112/
Ulhian718/
Choolgian717/
Khuljahan715/
Ulihanova712/
Khouljyan712/
Hulihondh711/
Hollyhang711/
Oulean711/
Holean711/
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Ulișan711/
Cholaiyan711/
Houlehein710/
Hulean710/
Hollehand710/
Haullehan710/
Golijan67428/
Allihan67165/
Goljian6768/
Atlihan6749/
Olaiyan6740/
Halijan6735/
Goljhan6721/
Julijan6718/
Aslihan6712/
Ulijohn6710/
Guljhan6710/
Cholhagian677/
Jalihan677/
Olayian676/
Olijaan675/
Galihan674/
Hollean673/
Choolagian673/
Oluiyan673/
Gulijan673/
Chulián673/
Julhian673/
O'Lehan672/
Chaulagian672/
Aalihan672/
Ahalian672/
Đuljhan672/
Oulehon672/
Choolijian671/
Huleham671/
Holgion671/
Euliean671/
Alihasn671/
Ulliean671/
Halehan671/
Houleon671/
Joulahjian671/
Joulehjian671/
Joulhajian671/
Olojian671/
Ulieșan671/
Ulaiyan671/
Ahlihon671/
Alihane671/
Ouljyan671/
Cholean671/
Halioan671/
Holeham670/
Ohlehan670/
Ollehan670/

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Houlihan Reference & Research

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Hoolihan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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