Houllihan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Houllihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houllihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Houllihan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houllihan has its highest incidence in Canada. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houllihan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Houllihan is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Houllihan live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Houllihan is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Houllihan is primarily concentrated in: Alberta, where 100 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Houllihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Houllihan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Houllihan surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Houllihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Houllihan surname is primarily 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
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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 Houllihan
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