Straghan Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Straghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Straghan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Straghan occurs in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Straghan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Straghan are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 35,481. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Barring Northern Ireland Straghan occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Straghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Straghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Straghan surname increased 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Straghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States Straghan are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Straghan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 92.05% more than the national average, earning $82,867 USD per year.

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Straghan Reference & Research

Strachan Clan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Strachan Clan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Straghan
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