Kelligan Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Kelligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kelligan Last Name Facts

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

Kelligan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelligan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelligan is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Kelligan is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Kelligan live; 86 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kelligan is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Kelligan is most common in: Georgia, where 35 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 30 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 11 percent reside and Mexico, where 4 percent reside.

Kelligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelligan last name grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kelligan are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Kelligan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 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 Kelligan
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