McGerrigan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McGerrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McGerrigan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McGerrigan Demographics

McGerrigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 25 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McGerrigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McGerrigan is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGerrigan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. McGerrigan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 135 percent of McGerrigan are found; 135 percent are found in Northern Europe and 135 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 70,963. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Beside Northern Ireland this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found.

McGerrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGerrighan950/
McGerigan950/
McGarrigan90145/
McGorrigan9056/
McKerrigan9023/
McGorrighan869/
Mcgarrighan865/
McKerrighan861/
McKerigan8417/
McGorigan840/
McGarigan840/
McGarregan800/
McGarrigon800/
McKerighan800/
McKirrigan800/
McKerreghan7620/
McKirigan741/
McKereghan7042/
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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 McGerrigan
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