Callaghan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Callaghan
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The Irish O'Callaghan.

Callaghan is variant form of the O'Callaghan. Grandson of little Ceallach meaning "war or strife".

Grandson of little Ceallach meaning "contention".

The Callaghan is the variant of Callahan. Grandson of little Ceallach meaning "contention".

A form of O'Callaghan. This ancient family derive their origin and their surname from Ceallachan Cathel, a famous king of Munster in the tenth century. Their territory, according to historian D'Alton, was partly in counties Louth and Mayo, but especially in Cork, where 50,000 acres of land on both sides of the Blackwater, and hence called Pobble-O'Callaghan, were occupied by them.

How popular is Callaghan?

Callaghan is common in England, United States, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Wales, Dominican Republic, Thailand.

Callaghan is ranked 13778 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Callaghan bearers increased by 5.24 per cent in 2010 US census to 6191 since 2000, the surname slipped by 174 spots and ranked at 5614. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.36 95.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.65 2.14
Others 1.45 1.07
Black 0.87 0.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21 0.19
Callaghan is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 40482 people have been found who wears Callaghan as their family name. Callaghan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Callaghan:
716 England10,803
Countries with thousands of Callaghan:
4,814 United States9,279
646 Australia6,027
190 Ireland4,654
1,790 Canada3,065
433 Scotland2,295
666 New Zealand1,059
375 Northern Ireland1,031
Countries with hundreds of Callaghan:
9,155 South Africa736
632 Wales545
3,815 Dominican Republic123
100,315 Thailand120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,210 Jamaica97
21,765 Zimbabwe85
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
97,745 Germany48
40,838 Netherlands45
39,071 Spain43
149,911 France41
10,313 Singapore26
206,332 Brazil22
431,471 India20
69,165 Greece20
14,725 Qatar19
110,716 Argentina18
42,433 Sweden17
62,292 Czechia16
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
1,076 Barbados14
1,329 Isle of Man14
30,183 Denmark12
37,411 Norway12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
213,993 Philippines10
2,003 Jersey10
479 Samoa9
436,635 Russia8
47,773 Mexico8
21,385 Ecuador8
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
69,697 Switzerland7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant John Callaghan from Ireland aboard the Ottowa from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in USA on May 12, 1846. Daniel Callaghan (24) Carpenter, 5 years old Catherin Callaghan, Mary Callaghan (23), Jas. Callaghan (29) Shoemaker, Ellen Callaghan (25) , Infant Thomas Callaghan, Johanna Callaghan (22) Dressmaker, Cornelius Callaghan, aged 32, and 734 other Callaghan around 53.83% of whom were workman while others worked as shoemaker and dressmaker, tailoress, spinster, laundry man/ ironer, farmer, servant, currier, miner, seamstress, matron, baker, mechanic, clerk, stone cutter, mason, harness maker migrated to US.

From Germany

Mary Callaghan was 23 years old when she migrated to USA on June 24, 1852. She lived in Germany where she worked as farmer and took The Queen from Liverpool. J. Callaghan (30) Seaman, E. Callaghan (23) Cattle man, are other Callaghan that migrated to US from Halifax, Newfoundland & St. Johns and London.

Callaghan Namesakes

  • James Callaghan, prime minister
  • Barry Callaghan, Canadian author, poet and anthologist
  • Richard Callaghan, American figure skating coach
  • Alice Callaghan, Episcopalian priest and a former Roman Catholic nun
  • Helen Callaghan, Helen Callaghan Candaele St
  • Mary Rose Callaghan, novelist and biographer
  • Aloysius R. Callaghan, Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Allentown and rector emeritus of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
  • Paul Callaghan, scientist
  • Morley Callaghan, Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright
  • George Callaghan, officer in the Royal Navy
  • Ian Callaghan, retired English footballer
  • Daniel J. Callaghan, United States Navy officer
  • William M. Callaghan, United States Navy officer
  • Tabby Callaghan, Irish musician
  • Audrey Callaghan, wife of James Callaghan
  • Dave Callaghan, former South African international cricketer
  • Craig Callaghan, Australian rules footballer
  • Mike Callaghan, former Assistant United States Attorney and a politician
  • John Callaghan, Canadian cardiac surgeon
  • Sheila Callaghan, playwright and screenwriter
  • Nigel Callaghan, former professional footballer
  • Jeremy Callaghan, Australian actor whose portrayal of the cute and shy Constable Brian Morley on the popular TV drama 'Police Rescue' ensured international attention
  • Leo Callaghan, association football referee
  • Ernie Callaghan, English Association footballer

Callaghan Namesakes

  • James Callaghan, prime minister
  • Barry Callaghan, Canadian author, poet and anthologist
  • Richard Callaghan, American figure skating coach
  • Alice Callaghan, Episcopalian priest and a former Roman Catholic nun
  • Helen Callaghan, Helen Callaghan Candaele St
  • Mary Rose Callaghan, novelist and biographer
  • Aloysius R. Callaghan, Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Allentown and rector emeritus of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
  • Paul Callaghan, scientist
  • Morley Callaghan, Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright
  • George Callaghan, officer in the Royal Navy
  • Ian Callaghan, retired English footballer
  • Daniel J. Callaghan, United States Navy officer
  • William M. Callaghan, United States Navy officer
  • Tabby Callaghan, Irish musician
  • Audrey Callaghan, wife of James Callaghan
  • Dave Callaghan, former South African international cricketer
  • Craig Callaghan, Australian rules footballer
  • Mike Callaghan, former Assistant United States Attorney and a politician
  • John Callaghan, Canadian cardiac surgeon
  • Sheila Callaghan, playwright and screenwriter
  • Nigel Callaghan, former professional footballer
  • Jeremy Callaghan, Australian actor whose portrayal of the cute and shy Constable Brian Morley on the popular TV drama 'Police Rescue' ensured international attention
  • Leo Callaghan, association football referee
  • Ernie Callaghan, English Association footballer

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