Meighan Surname
Approximately 2,999 people bear this surname
Meighan Surname Definition:
This is usually a variant form of Meehan, but is also sometimes used for Mehegan, q.v. IF 224
Meighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,436 | 1:252,409 | 23,966 |
| Belize | 343 | 1:1,036 | 237 |
| England | 330 | 1:168,843 | 15,578 |
| Scotland | 277 | 1:19,328 | 2,273 |
| Australia | 162 | 1:166,640 | 17,199 |
| Ireland | 154 | 1:30,578 | 2,683 |
| Northern Ireland | 108 | 1:17,084 | 2,229 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 174 | 1:25,459 | 2,743 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 142 | 1:26,361 | 2,369 |
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 255 | 1:196,936 | 17,192 |
Meighan (806) may also be a first name.
Meighan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is usually a variant form of Meehan, but is also sometimes used for Mehegan, q.v. IF 224
This is usually a variant form of Meehan, but is also sometimes used for Mehegan, q.v. IF 224
Meighan Demographics
Meighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Meighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meighan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meighan.
How Common Is The Last Name Meighan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 147,599th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,429,992 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Meighan reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 288,056th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 806 people.
The surname Meighan is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,436 people, or 1 in 252,409. In The United States Meighan is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Belize, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Meighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meighan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 11 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Meighan surname are 1.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meighan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,354 CAD per year.
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Meighan Reference & Research
Meehan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Meighan
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