Kerigan Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kerigan Surname Definition:

Ó Ciaragáin A sept of the Uí Fiachrach.

MIF 154; Map Mayo

Kerigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
England351:1,591,94567,242
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Kerigan (38) may also be a first name.

Kerigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Ciaragáin A sept of the Uí Fiachrach.

MIF 154; Map Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kerigan Last Name Facts

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

Kerigan (Hindi: केरीगं, Marathi: केरीगण, Russian: Кериган) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kerigan reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kerigan is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 38 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States Kerigan is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 32 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Turkey, where 9 percent reside.

Kerigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerigan surname fell 46 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kerigan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kerigan surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

The amount Kerigan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.84% more than the national average, earning R 282,408 per year; in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $50,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kerigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerigan in the Marathi language
केरीगणkerigana-
Kerigan in the Hindi language
केरीगंkerigam43.75
केरीगांkerigam25
केरिगंkerigam18.75
केरिग्ांkerigam6.25
केरिगांkerigam6.25
Kerigan in the Russian language
Кериганkerigan-

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