O'Halligan Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
O'Halligan Surname Definition:
Ó hAileagáin An Oriel sept of Louth and Armagh. IF 132
O'Halligan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
O'Halligan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó hAileagáin An Oriel sept of Louth and Armagh. IF 132
(Celtic) the Irish O'h-Ailecain = Descendant of Ailecan, i.e. the Noble, Beautiful [v. O’-, and + the intervocalic insertion h + ail, a stone, rock; noble, beautiful, + the genit. of the double. diminutive suff. -cán (-óc-án]
O'Halligan Demographics
O'Halligan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Halligan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Halligan Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Halligan occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of O'Halligan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Halligan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Halligan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname O'Halligan is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 898,673. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 46 percent live, Newfoundland and Labrador, where 27 percent live and British Columbia, where 17 percent live. Not including Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
O'Halligan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the O'Halligan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
O'Halligan earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $47,211 CAD per year.
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