O'Shaughessy Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
O'Shaughessy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
O'Shaughessy Demographics
O'Shaughessy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Shaughessy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Shaughessy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname O'Shaughessy has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Shaughessy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Shaughessy live; 67 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.
O'Shaughessy is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Jamaica, where 33 percent are found.
O'Shaughessy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of O'Shaughessy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the O'Shaughessy surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Shaughessy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the O'Shaughessy last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Shaughessey | 96 | 1 | / |
| Oshaughessey | 92 | 1 | / |
| O'Shanghessy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Oshanghessy | 87 | 0 | / |
| Oshaughassy | 87 | 0 | / |
| Oshugese | 70 | 1 | / |
| Osaghesi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Osaghaese | 57 | 9 | / |
| Osagiedse | 57 | 1 | / |
| Osaghase | 50 | 11 | / |
| Hosagasi | 50 | 9 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Shaughessy
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