Rhattigan Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rhattigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rhattigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:104,6435,503
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Scotland241:223,07611,507
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rhattigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rhattigan has its highest incidence in Ireland. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rhattigan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Rhattigan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Rhattigan reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 104,643. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 93 percent are found, Connaught, where 4 percent are found and Munster, where 2 percent are found. Not including Ireland Rhattigan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 25 percent are found.

Rhattigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rhattigan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Rhattigan surname grew 750 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rhattigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Rhattigan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $33,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rattigan943,350/
Rhatigan941,177/
Rhatighan891/
Ratthigan891/
Rahatigan890/
Rhateigan890/
Ratigan881,133/
Rhategan8245/
Rathigan822/
Rattegan821/
Rattigon821/
Ratighan820/
Rettigan820/
Rottigan820/
Rhetigan820/
Radtigan820/
Rhategain780/
Rategan7548/
Retigan7526/
Ratigon751/
Rategang711/
Rataygan711/
Rathegan710/
Rotighand671/
Retegan63741/
Rotegan631/

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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 Rhattigan
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