Cahalan is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cahalan
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cahalan

How popular is Cahalan?

Cahalan is common in United States.

Cahalan is ranked 187378 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cahalans plummeted by 18.89764 per cent to 721 since 2000 and slipped by 6049 spots and ranked at 31994. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.81 98.2
Hispanic or Latino 1.25 0
Cahalan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 1879 people have been found who wears Cahalan as their family name. Cahalan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
5,630 Northern Ireland2
40,340 Malaysia1
531 Greenland1
492,292 Ukraine1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
24,460 Armenia1
12,741 Ecuador1
169,904 Brazil1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,056 Australia91
45,655 England86
Countries with hundreds of Cahalan:
1,544 Ireland344
Countries with thousands of Cahalan:
23,408 United States1,331

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant John Cahalan from Ireland aboard the Ellen from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on July 13, 1850. James Cahalan (23) Servant, Mary Cahalan (23) Maid, are other Cahalan that migrated to US.

Cahalan Namesakes

  • Adrienne Cahalan, Yachtswoman
  • Brynn Cahalan, Copywriter
  • Susannah Cahalan, Journalist

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