Ratigan Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ratigan Surname Definition:

Ó Reachtagáin This appears as an O name since the fifteenth century, though in twelfth century charters it is given the prefix Mac. The family were coarbs of St. Finnen in Co. Roscommon. Variants are Ractigan, Rattican, Rhatigan etc.

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Ratigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0211:355,00431,741
England341:1,638,76668,634
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2041:21,7152,469
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Ratigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Reachtagáin This appears as an O name since the fifteenth century, though in twelfth century charters it is given the prefix Mac. The family were coarbs of St. Finnen in Co. Roscommon. Variants are Ractigan, Rattican, Rhatigan etc. SIF 129; Map Ros

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ratigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratigan is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratigan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 327,639th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ratigan live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 355,004. In The United States it is most common in: Nebraska, where 7 percent are found, Washington, where 7 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Ratigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ratigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ratigan surname increased 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ratigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ratigan last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ratigan surname are 14.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.14% registered with the political party.

Ratigan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rattigan933,350/
Rhatigan931,177/
Rathigan932/
Radtigan930/
Ratighan930/
Rhattigan8897/
Rathighan886/
Rhatighan881/
Ratthigan881/
Rahatigan880/
Rhateigan880/
Rategan8648/
Retigan8626/
Ratigon861/
Rhategan8045/
Rategang801/
Rataygan801/
Rattegan801/
Rattigon801/
Rottigan800/
Rathegan800/
Rhetigan800/
Rettigan800/
Rasteghan7556/
Rotighand751/
Rhategain750/
Retegan71741/
Rotegan711/

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