Lanigan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lanigan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lanigan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 57
General Labourer 6
Labourer 6
Tailor 3
Labourer Chemical Works 3
Labourer In Ship Building Yard 3
Domestic 3
General Labourer Unemployed 2
Labourer Waterside 2
Cotton Reeler 2
General Servant 2
Old Clothes Dealer 2
Labourer In Iron Works 2
Laundress 2
Plater Boiler Yard Boiler Maker 2
Assistant Matson Convict Prison Department 1
Barrister At Law 1
Boy At Saw Mills 1
General Labourer (out Employment) 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Lace Worker 1
Leather Worker 1
Tannery Labourer 1
Coal Miner 1
Night Watchman 1

Lanigan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Langan 86% 2,908
2 Lanigan 100% 1,108
3 Lanagan 86% 370
4 Lenegan 71% 268
5 Langon 71% 245
6 Lingen 57% 210
7 Lannigan 88% 163
8 Lenigan 86% 136
9 Longan 71% 120

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The surname Lanigan is the 2nd most popular variant of Langan.

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