McGolgan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

McGolgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McGolgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

McGolgan Last Name Facts

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

McGolgan is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of McGolgan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGolgan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 133 percent of McGolgan live; 133 percent live in Northern Europe and 133 percent live in British Isles.

The last name McGolgan is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 167,731. Outside of Northern Ireland McGolgan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

McGolgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGolgan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McGolgan surname fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McGolgan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McGolgan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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
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  • 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 McGolgan
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