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

The last name Nelligan (Russian: Неллиган) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Nelligan is the 169,814^th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,869,113 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Nelligan are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Nelligan is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,586 people, or 1 in 228,537. In The United States Nelligan is most frequent in: Illinois, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States Nelligan occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Nelligan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nelligan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 335 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nelligan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nelligan last name are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.72% registered with the party.

The amount Nelligan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $54,568 CAD per year.