Melligan Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Melligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England281:1,989,93178,001
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Melligan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melligan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melligan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melligan is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Melligan are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 36 percent reside, California, where 27 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Melligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melligan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melligan last name contracted 5 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 157 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Melligan surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melligan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.29% less than the national average, earning $37,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $46,549 CAD per year.

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Melligan Reference & Research

Milligan/Milliken FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Milligan/Milliken 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
  • 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 Melligan
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