Ogallaghan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Ogallaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogallaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ogallaghan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ogallaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ogallaghan is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogallaghan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogallaghan is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ogallaghan are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Ogallaghan is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 33 percent are found, North Carolina, where 33 percent are found and Ohio, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found.

Ogallaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ogallaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ogallaghan surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Ogallaghan
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