McGorrigan Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

McGorrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

McGorrigan 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
England551:1,013,05650,089
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McGorrigan Demographics

McGorrigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McGorrigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McGorrigan is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGorrigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of McGorrigan live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 38 percent are found, Durham, where 22 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 2 percent are found.

McGorrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McGorrigan surname is predominantly 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
McGorrighan959/
McGorigan950/
McGarrigan90145/
McGerrigan9026/
McCorrigan901/
McGurrigan900/
Mcgarrighan865/
McGerrighan860/
McGerigan840/
McGarigan840/
Mccarrigan8015/
McGarrigon800/
McGarregan800/
McCarigan740/
McCaregan630/
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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 McGorrigan
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