Sughrue Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Sughrue Surname Definition:

Ó Siochfhradha Shugrue is a variant and phonetically more correct. Seldom found outside its homeland (as Map). MIF 226; Map Kerry

Sughrue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4991:726,37157,071
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Sughrue Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Siochfhradha Shugrue is a variant and phonetically more correct. Seldom found outside its homeland (as Map). MIF 226; Map Kerry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Siocfhraidh (victory, peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sughrue Last Name Facts

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

Sughrue occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sughrue? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sughrue is the 603,653rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Sughrue are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 726,371. In The United States Sughrue is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and The Bahamas, where 1 percent live.

Sughrue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sughrue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sughrue surname grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sughrue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sughrue surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.44% being registered with the political party.

Sughrue earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning $49,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sughroue93203/
Shughrue9364/
Sugrue923,835/
Shoughrue8815/
Schughrue880/
Shugrue86897/
Suhgrue861/
Sugrrue861/
Sughroe861/
Shughrou8033/
Shuegrue800/
Schugrue800/
Sugrey77109/
Sugree7720/
Sugreu771/
Sugrie771/
Sugrve771/
Sugroe771/
Shaughrey750/
Shoughroe750/
Sukgree7147/
Sugrowe7125/
Sughraa716/
Suggree714/
Sougrou712/
Shugree711/
Shugrui711/
Zougrue711/
Soghraie67147/
Suigerea677/
Shugreja676/
Sunghrai671/
Soungrou671/

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