Kerrigan Surname

34,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kerrigan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Ciaragan =Black- Complexioned [Irish ciar, black + the double diminutive suff. -óg-án]

Kerrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7941:46,5055,659
England3,0381:18,3402,620
Ireland1,6721:2,816517
Australia7551:35,7564,708
Scotland5871:9,1211,303
Canada5381:68,4867,881
Northern Ireland4511:4,091812
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
Wales911:34,0063,399
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Peru471:676,25816,167
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
China51:273,464,31313,838
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8591:2,383448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:66,0587,550
Scotland1721:21,7632,099
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6051:31,2893,771

Kerrigan (313) may also be a first name.

Kerrigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Ciaragan =Black- Complexioned [Irish ciar, black + the double diminutive suff. -óg-án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Ciaragáin A sept of the Uí Fiachrach.

MIF 154; Map Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Ciaragáin A sept of the Uí Fiachrach.

MIF 154; Map Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Ciar (black).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kerrigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerrigan (Marathi: केरीगन, Russian: Керриган) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kerrigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerrigan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,128th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 469,226 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kerrigan are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 496,565th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 313 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,794 people, or 1 in 46,505. In The United States Kerrigan is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Kerrigan exists in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Kerrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerrigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerrigan surname grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 823 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 10 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kerrigan last name are 0.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kerrigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 152.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,956 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning R 265,428 per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning $59,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kerrigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerrigan in the Marathi language
केरीगनkerigana-
Kerrigan in the Russian language
Керриганkerrigan-

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Kerrigan Reference & Research

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