Lenahan Surname
Approximately 4,116 people bear this surname
Lenahan Surname Definition:
Mac Leannacháin In Tyrone in the sixteenth century, now almost exclusively Co. Derry and Antrim. SIF 34
Lenahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,593 | 1:100,879 | 11,197 |
| Ireland | 130 | 1:36,223 | 2,974 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| Wales | 67 | 1:46,187 | 4,386 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 189 | 1:23,438 | 2,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 532 | 1:94,396 | 9,653 |
Lenahan (14) may also be a first name.
Lenahan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Leannacháin In Tyrone in the sixteenth century, now almost exclusively Co. Derry and Antrim. SIF 34
(Irish) Grandson of little Leannach (cloaked).
Lenahan Demographics
Lenahan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lenahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lenahan is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lenahan is the 112,536th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,770,541 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lenahan reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lenahan is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,593 people, or 1 in 100,879. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Lenahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lenahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lenahan surname increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 31 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lenahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lenahan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lenahan last name are 7.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.99% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lenahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.44% less than the national average, earning R 103,524 per year; in United States they earn 22.08% more than the national average, earning $52,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,667 CAD per year.
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