Morrigan Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Morrigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morrigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Morrigan (117) may also be a first name.

Morrigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morrigan (Russian: Морриган) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morrigan? popularity and diffusion

Morrigan is the 1,272,314th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Morrigan are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 117 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 31 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Oregon, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Morrigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morrigan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morrigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Morrigan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Morrigan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morrigan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.24% less than the national average, earning $37,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $42,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Morrigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morrigan in the Russian language
Морриганmorrigan-

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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
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  • 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 Morrigan
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