O'Shaughnessey Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

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

O'Shaughnessey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Shaughnessey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

O'Shaughnessey Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Shaughnessey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

O'Shaughnessey is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of O'Shaughnessey reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

O'Shaughnessey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 35 percent live, Michigan, where 14 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States O'Shaughnessey is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

O'Shaughnessey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Shaughnessey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Shaughnessey surname grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 283 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Shaughnessey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Shaughnessey surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Shaughnessey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 38.82% more than the national average, earning $59,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $57,956 CAD per year.

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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'Shaughnessey
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