O'Flannigan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

O'Flannigan Surname User-submission:

Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.

O'Flannigan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

O'Flannigan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gaelic: Ó Flanagáin, derived from the word flann, which means 'red' or 'ruddy'.

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O'Flannigan Last Name Facts

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

O'Flannigan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of O'Flannigan.

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

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of O'Flannigan live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States O'Flannigan is most prevalent in: Wyoming, where 29 percent live, Colorado, where 21 percent live and Connecticut, where 7 percent live.

O'Flannigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Flannigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Flannigan last name grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oflannigan9511/
O'Flanigan953/
O'Flannagan9118/
Oflanigan905/
O'Flannagain8715/
O' Flannagan871/
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Oflannagan8618/
O' Flanagan822/
O'Flanaghan821/
O'Flanagain821/
Oflannagain821/
Oflanagan80333/
Aflanigan804/
O Flangan800/
O Flanagan765/
Oflanaghan761/
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