Lonergan Surname

44,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lonergan Surname Definition:

Ó Longargáin A family notable in the ecclesiastical sphere. IF 210 etc; Map Tip; Plate XIX

Lonergan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2181:69,4638,065
Ireland2,1491:2,191413
Australia1,7721:15,2352,168
England1,5491:35,9704,724
Canada5791:63,6377,430
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Northern Ireland811:22,7782,624
Wales721:42,9804,139
Scotland361:148,7178,826
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6181:2,738513
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:79,7128,404

Lonergan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Longargáin A family notable in the ecclesiastical sphere. IF 210 etc; Map Tip; Plate XIX

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The little, strong, fierce man.

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

Lonergan Last Name Facts

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

Lonergan (Russian: Лонерган) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonergan? popularity and diffusion

Lonergan is the 44,126th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 619,110 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Lonergan live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 5,218 people, or 1 in 69,463. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Lonergan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lonergan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lonergan surname increased 828 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lonergan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Lonergan surname are 4.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Lonergan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.52% more than the national average, earning R 428,988 per year; in United States they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning $49,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $51,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lonergan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lonergan in the Russian language
Лонерганlonergan-

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