O'Callighan Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

O'Callighan Surname Definition:

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.

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O'Callighan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

O'Callighan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

O'Callighan Demographics

O'Callighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 7 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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O'Callighan Last Name Facts

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

O'Callighan occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of O'Callighan click here.

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

O'Callighan is the 14,316,765th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname O'Callighan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 200 percent of O'Callighan are found; 200 percent are found in North America and 200 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is primarily found in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Canada this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 100 percent reside.

O'Callighan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the O'Callighan surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Calligan950/
Ocallighan950/
O'Callaghan9123,529/
O'Calleghan910/
Ocalligan900/
O'Ceallaighain881/
Ocaleghan800/
O'Giolligan730/
Okoligan6330/
Okoligon531/

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