Lorigan Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lorigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Ireland1121:42,0443,251
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia271:999,84158,390
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Lorigan (12) may also be a first name.

Lorigan Last Name Facts

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

Lorigan is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lorigan.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorigan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lorigan is the 483,143rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Lorigan are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

Lorigan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 1,085,206. In The United States Lorigan is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 16 percent live.

Lorigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lorigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lorigan last name expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lorigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lorigan surname are 2.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.1% registered to vote for the party.

Lorigan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorrigan93249/
Lourigan93153/
L'Origan931/
Larigan8656/
Lorugan861/
Loregan861/
Lorigon860/
Lorigam860/
Larrigan80344/
Larigang8015/
Lerrigan802/
Laurigan801/
Larhingan751/
Larugan7114/
Larigam713/
Lerigon713/
Laregan711/
Larigon711/
Leregan710/
Laregain6735/
Larhigam6710/
Larregan670/
Larregain63619/

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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 Lorigan
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