Hourigan Surname

89,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hourigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hourigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,8801:14,3592,034
United States1,7401:208,31020,393
Ireland9761:4,825804
England4221:132,03313,047
Canada1351:272,93025,634
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5791:7,6511,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Hourigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hourigan is found most frequently in Australia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hourigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,365th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,357,338 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Hourigan reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 1,880 people, or 1 in 14,359. In Australia it is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 47 percent are found, Victoria, where 27 percent are found and Queensland, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Australia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Ireland, where 18 percent are found.

Hourigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hourigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 169 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,623 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hourigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hourigan last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hourigan are 16.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hourigan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.3% more than the national average, earning $64,238 CAD per year.

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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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