O'Horgan Surname

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

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

O'Horgan Surname Definition:

Ó hArgáin A Co. Cork name which takes the form Hourigan in Co. Limerick and sometimes Arragan in south Tipperary. MIF 147; Map Cork

O'Horgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

O'Horgan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hArgáin A Co. Cork name which takes the form Hourigan in Co. Limerick and sometimes Arragan in south Tipperary. MIF 147; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Horgan Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Horgan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 14,316,765th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Horgan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States O'Horgan is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent live.

O'Horgan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Horgan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Horgain942/
O'Horan9347/
Ohorgan932/
O'Hargan8811/
Ohoran8657/
O'Hargain824/
Ohargan8030/
Ohorgam8017/
O'Haran8015/
Ohouran801/
Ohorain801/
O'Horon801/
O'Harran7513/
Ohargain751/
Ahoran71131/
Haoran7149/
Oharan7127/
Hoaran7125/
Ohoron7111/
Aorgan712/
Oahran710/
Ahouran67565/
Haorang67159/
Oharran6730/
Ohouron679/
Hoatran672/
Ouahran671/
O'Haron671/
Ahorean671/
Aooraan671/
Hoaraan671/
Oyurgan671/
Ojharan671/
Gaooran671/
Hahoran670/
Oharaan670/
Oathran670/
Gaorgan670/
O'Haurahan670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Horgan
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