Karrigan Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

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

Karrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Karrigan (15) may also be a first name.

Karrigan Last Name Facts

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

Karrigan (Russian: Карриган) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karrigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Karrigan are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Karrigan is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name globally, held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States Karrigan is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Louisiana, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Karrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karrigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Karrigan surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

Karrigan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $41,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karrigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karrigan in the Russian language
Карриганkarrigan-

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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
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  • 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 Karrigan
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