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Where Does The Last Name Merrigan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merrigan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Merrigàn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrigan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 131,174^th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,114,171 people. The last name Merrigan is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Merrigan live; 55 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Merrigan is also the 3,487,849^th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,718 people, or 1 in 210,977. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent live, Massachusetts, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 23 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Merrigan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merrigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merrigan surname grew 886 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 201 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 698 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merrigan Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Merrigan surname are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Merrigan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.36% more than the national average, earning R 580,692 per year; in United States they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $49,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,862 CAD per year.