O'Callagan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Callagan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Ceallachain = Descendant of Ceallachan [v. O’-, and Callaghan]

O'Callagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

O'Callagan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Ceallachain = Descendant of Ceallachan [v. O’-, and Callaghan]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This ancient family derive their origin and their surname from Ceallachan Cathel, a famous king of Munster in the tenth century. Their territory, according to Mr. D'Alton, was partly in cos. Louth and Mayo, but especially in Cork, where 50,000 acres of laud on both sides of the Blackwater, and hence called Pobble O'Callaghan, were occupied by them.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'CALLAGHAN: (Celtic or Gaelic.) The descendants or tribe of Callaghan, from Ciallach, prudent, judicious, discreet.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Callagan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Callagan Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Callagan is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of O'Callagan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Callagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name O'Callagan is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of O'Callagan live; 60 percent live in Australasia and 60 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname O'Callagan is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 50 percent are found, New South Wales, where 17 percent are found and Queensland, where 17 percent are found. Besides Australia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

O'Callagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Callagan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Callagan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the O'Callagan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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O'Callagan Reference & Research

Article at irishgenealogy.com.ar - History of the O'Callaghan family and name.

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