Lenihan Surname

66,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lenihan Surname Definition:

Ó Leanacháin A Co. Roscommon sept; another of Munster is now very numerous in Cos. Limerick and Cork. IF 209

Lenihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1161:116,32212,542
Ireland1,8811:2,503470
England1,0991:50,6996,277
Australia3981:67,8288,074
Canada3511:104,97311,323
Philippines3061:330,84445,455
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales241:128,9399,528
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8991:4,928829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

Lenihan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Leanacháin A Co. Roscommon sept; another of Munster is now very numerous in Cos. Limerick and Cork. IF 209

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Leanacháin A Co. Roscommon sept; another of Munster is now very numerous in Cos. Limerick and Cork. IF 209

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Leannach (cloaked).

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

Lenihan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lenihan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenihan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,538th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 972,840 people. The last name Lenihan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Lenihan live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,116 people, or 1 in 116,322. In The United States Lenihan is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Lenihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lenihan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 209 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 4,070 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lenihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lenihan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lenihan surname are 4.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Lenihan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.11% less than the national average, earning $42,673 CAD per year.

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