Explore the Family Name Horrigan

The meaning of Horrigan

Irish: variant of Horgan or Harrigan, from Gaelic Ó hArgáin or Ó hArragáin. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen, Brendan, Kieran, Patrick Sean.

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How common is the last name Horrigan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Horrigan" has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. Ranking at 16,092 in 2000 and dropping to 19,896 by 2010, this represents a decrease of approximately 23.64%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this last name also reduced from 1,654 in 2000 to 1,350 in 2010, marking an 18.38% drop. The proportion of the population carrying this surname per 100k people decreased from 0.61 to 0.46 during the same period, indicating a 24.59% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,092	#19,896	-23.64%
Count	1,654	1,350	-18.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.46	-24.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horrigan

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Horrigan surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. Notably, there was a 73.33% increase in individuals who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and a 41.97% increase among those identifying as Hispanic. Those identifying as White remained the majority but slightly declined from 96.61% to 95.48%. Individuals of two or more ethnicities showed a minimal increase from 0.79% to 0.81%. The proportions for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero, indicating that no one with the surname Horrigan identified with these ethnicities during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	95.48%	-1.17%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.74%	41.97%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0.81%	2.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.52%	73.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%