Hunnigan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hunnigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hunnigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hunnigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hunnigan has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunnigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hunnigan are found; 65 percent are found in Caribbean and 65 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name is most frequently used in Jamaica, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 260,904. In Jamaica Hunnigan is most common in: Middlesex County, where 73 percent reside, Cornwall County, where 18 percent reside and Surrey County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Jamaica this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Hunnigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hunnigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hunnigan surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hunnigan Last Name Statistics demography

Hunnigan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hunnigan
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