Last Name MERRIGAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERRIGAN is ranked as the 25950th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,184.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.37 people named MERRIGAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MERRIGAN is 1,274, the rank is 22,174 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MERRIGAN is 0.40.

Last Names MERRIGAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,184 +/-10.3%
  • National Rank 25,950
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,274
  • National Rank 22,174
  • Proportion/100k 0.40

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERRIGAN is 97.2% White, 0.5% Hispanic origin, 0.0% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MERRIGAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERRIGAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MERRIGAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 97.2% 63.9% 33.3%
Hispanic origin 0.5% 16.3% -15.8%
Black 0.0% 12.3% -12.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERRIGAN is Pennsylvania where 153 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERRIGAN, as 6.49 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Pennsylvania.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 327 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MERRIGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 78.5% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 17 0.56 67.2% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 10 0.1 51.9% Minnesota 44 0.81 84.2% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 20 1.05 63.6% North Dakota 8 1.09 26.8% Ohio 5 0.05 20.8% South Dakota 53 6.22 85.9% Wisconsin 10 0.18 53.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERRIGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 78.5%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 17 0.56 67.2%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 10 0.1 51.9%
Minnesota 44 0.81 84.2%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 20 1.05 63.6%
North Dakota 8 1.09 26.8%
Ohio 5 0.05 20.8%
South Dakota 53 6.22 85.9%
Wisconsin 10 0.18 53.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names MERRIGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 85.4% Arizona 34 0.5 81.6% California 147 0.38 93.5% Colorado 20 0.38 72.0% Hawaii 6 0.42 30.3% Idaho 47 2.87 85.8% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 69.4% New Mexico 20 0.94 66.9% Oregon 44 1.1 85.5% Utah 17 0.56 60.4% Washington 14 0.21 64.5% Wyoming 9 1.6 32.9%

West States
State stats for the first name MERRIGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 85.4%
Arizona 34 0.5 81.6%
California 147 0.38 93.5%
Colorado 20 0.38 72.0%
Hawaii 6 0.42 30.3%
Idaho 47 2.87 85.8%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 69.4%
New Mexico 20 0.94 66.9%
Oregon 44 1.1 85.5%
Utah 17 0.56 60.4%
Washington 14 0.21 64.5%
Wyoming 9 1.6 32.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MERRIGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 62.2% Maine 10 0.77 35.0% Massachusetts 73 1.08 88.0% New Hampshire 9 0.7 34.9% New Jersey 63 0.7 87.4% New York 55 0.28 84.6% Pennsylvania 153 1.19 94.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 75.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERRIGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 62.2%
Maine 10 0.77 35.0%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 88.0%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 34.9%
New Jersey 63 0.7 87.4%
New York 55 0.28 84.6%
Pennsylvania 153 1.19 94.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 75.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names MERRIGAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 29.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 94 0.47 93.9% Georgia 19 0.19 73.4% Kentucky 6 0.15 28.1% Louisiana 13 0.29 53.3% Maryland 6 0.1 27.9% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 45 0.45 89.7% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 5 0.08 29.9% Texas 30 0.11 78.7% Virginia 7 0.08 29.9% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERRIGAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 29.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 94 0.47 93.9%
Georgia 19 0.19 73.4%
Kentucky 6 0.15 28.1%
Louisiana 13 0.29 53.3%
Maryland 6 0.1 27.9%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 45 0.45 89.7%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 5 0.08 29.9%
Texas 30 0.11 78.7%
Virginia 7 0.08 29.9%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERRIGAN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERRIGAN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MERRIGAN.

The most popular full name is Richard MERRIGAN. 2.75% of all the people named MERRIGAN have this given name.

There are 168 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERRIGAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Richard MERRIGAN 2.75%
2 Karen MERRIGAN 2.35%
3 Michael MERRIGAN 2.35%
4 James MERRIGAN 1.96%
5 Kevin MERRIGAN 1.96%
6 Paul MERRIGAN 1.96%
7 Daniel MERRIGAN 1.57%
8 Diane MERRIGAN 1.57%
9 John MERRIGAN 1.57%
10 Joseph MERRIGAN 1.57%
11 Marie MERRIGAN 1.57%
12 Patrick MERRIGAN 1.57%
13 Thomas MERRIGAN 1.57%
14 Tim MERRIGAN 1.57%
15 Gary MERRIGAN 1.18%
16 Helen MERRIGAN 1.18%
17 Jessica MERRIGAN 1.18%
18 Kim MERRIGAN 1.18%
19 Suzanne MERRIGAN 1.18%
20 William MERRIGAN 1.18%

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