Lennihan Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lennihan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lennihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Lennihan Last Name Facts

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

Lennihan is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lennihan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lennihan is the 1,806,862nd most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lennihan reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Lennihan is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 46 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Massachusetts, where 17 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Lennihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lennihan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 127 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lennihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lennihan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lennihan surname are 31.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85% registered to vote for the political party.

Lennihan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.51% more than the national average, earning $58,901 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 Lennihan
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