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

Melligan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melligan? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 36 percent are found, California, where 27 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Melligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melligan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melligan last name decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 157 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melligan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Melligan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Melligan surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the 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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