Meaghan Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Meaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Meaghan (14,429) may also be a first name.
Meaghan Demographics
Meaghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Meaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meaghan is found most frequently in England. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meaghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Meaghan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Meaghan are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles. Meaghan is also the 47,645th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 14,429 people.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 41 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 14 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Meaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meaghan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Meaghan surname rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Meaghan surname 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
- 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 Meaghan
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