Dignam is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dignam
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dignam

How popular is Dignam?

Dignam is ranked 152660 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dignams grew by 11.39241 per cent to 352 since 2000 and ranked 57781 after elevating 1988 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.18 91.77
Hispanic or Latino 4.55 6.33
Others 1.42 0
Dignam is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Ireland which may be its originating country too. Around 2456 people have been found who wears Dignam as their family name. Dignam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
1,219,338 India3
20,595 China2
95,312 Argentina2
30,360 Thailand1
897,276 Russia1
91,024 Belgium1
277,603 France1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
118,015 Netherlands1
1,254 Gibraltar1
1,818 Guernsey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,050 Singapore18
91,381 Spain12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,486 South Africa91
8,082 Scotland59
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Dignam:
896 Ireland732
50,879 United States521
13,302 England446
8,493 Australia332
21,028 Canada169
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Carpenter Domenick Dignam from Ireland aboard the Oregon from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on November 7, 1848. 19 years old James Dignam, Patk. Dignam, aged 25, Anne Dignam, aged 50, Eliza Dignam, aged 15, Margaret Dignam (17) Maid, Hugh Dignam (25) Workman, are other Dignam that migrated to US from Drogheda, Dublin and Liverpool.

Dignam Namesakes

  • Basil Dignam, Character actor
  • Basil Dignam, Character actor
  • Arthur Dignam, Actor
  • Mark Dignam, Actor
  • Mark Dignam, Actor
  • Christy Dignam, Singer
  • Arthur Dignam, Actor
  • Arthur Dignam, Actor
  • Basil Dignam, Character actor
  • Mark Dignam, Actor

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