Irelan Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Irelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3641:265,73225,019
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England51:11,143,612252,590
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Irelan (40) may also be a first name.

Irelan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Irelan is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Irelan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 277,637th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,224,047 people. Irelan is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Irelan live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Irelan is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 40 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,364 people, or 1 in 265,732. In The United States Irelan is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 13 percent are found, Indiana, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Irelan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Irelan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 847 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Irelan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Irelan are 18.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.19% being registered to vote for the party.

Irelan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $44,980 USD per year.

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Irelan Reference & Research

Ireland FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Ireland 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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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 Irelan
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