Meegan Surname
Approximately 2,543 people bear this surname
Meegan Surname Definition:
Ó Miadhagáin Almost exclusively a Co. Monaghan name, cognate with O’Meehan. SIF 110
Read More About This SurnameMeegan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,348 | 1:268,886 | 25,280 |
| Ireland | 655 | 1:7,189 | 1,038 |
| England | 298 | 1:186,973 | 16,679 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 376 | 1:11,782 | 1,615 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 228 | 1:220,257 | 18,738 |
Meegan (1,998) may also be a first name.
Meegan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Miadhagáin Almost exclusively a Co. Monaghan name, cognate with O’Meehan. SIF 110
Ó Miadhagáin Almost exclusively a Co. Monaghan name, cognate with O’Meehan. SIF 110
User-submitted Reference
This surname means: honored.
- me_againMeegan Demographics
Average Meegan Salary in
United States
$51,110 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meegan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meegan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meegan is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meegan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meegan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meegan is the 169,672nd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,865,728 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Meegan reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 169,125th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 1,998 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 268,886. In The United States Meegan is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 26 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.
Meegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meegan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meegan surname rose 591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 174 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 343 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meegan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Meegan surname are 0.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Meegan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.45% more than the national average, earning $51,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $54,048 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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