Kellagher Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

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

Kellagher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellagher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
England511:1,092,51152,584
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1161:38,1893,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kellagher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kellagher occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellagher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 973,426th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Kellagher live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States Kellagher is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent live, Maryland, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 14 percent live.

Kellagher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kellagher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kellagher last name expanded 1,678 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 292 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kellagher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kellagher surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kellagher surname are 14.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the political party.

Kellagher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,301 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kellagher
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