Flanagan is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Flanagan
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The little ruddy man; grandson of little Flann meaning "red".

Variant form of Flanagan. The little ruddy man; grandson of little Flann meaning "red".

How popular is Flanagan?

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

Flanagan is ranked 7434 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Flanagan bearers increased by 4.48 per cent in 2010 US census to 30887 since 2000, the surname slipped by 55 spots and ranked at 1134. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.84 90.32
Black 6.46 6.15
Hispanic or Latino 2.35 1.43
Others 1.34 1.22
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.37
Flanagan is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 76491 person has been found who wears Flanagan as their family name. Flanagan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Flanagan:
1,007 United States42,956
Countries with thousands of Flanagan:
791 England9,992
94 Ireland8,230
585 Australia6,646
1,866 Canada2,907
269 Northern Ireland1,415
5,041 South Africa1,383
Countries with hundreds of Flanagan:
959 Scotland904
1,235 New Zealand625
1,017 Wales335
60,810 Thailand202
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,957 Netherlands98
5,063 Dominican Republic85
77,258 Germany68
26,834 Zimbabwe62
30,743 Japan51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,278 Singapore39
10,086 Portugal38
41,658 Spain38
171,237 France32
26,697 Sweden26
165,269 Philippines22
97,983 Argentina22
220,519 Brazil20
21,940 Denmark19
19,125 Chile19
958 Isle of Man19
67,452 Malaysia18
38,365 Switzerland15
69,774 Belgium13
6,359 Jamaica12
3,500 Hong Kong12
578,870 India12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
30,726 Qatar9
5,469 Bahrain9
53,030 Hungary8
10,125 China7
991 Gibraltar6
75,466 Israel6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Owen Flanagan worked as servant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 18 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on John Clark and arrived on May 14, 1846. Mary Flanagan, aged 10, Patt Flanagan, aged 21, John Flanagan, aged 24, Michael Flanagan, aged 21, 23 years old Mich. Flanagan, Bryan Flanagan (62) Workman, Margaret Flanagan, aged 52, 24 years old Judy Flanagan, and 575 other Flanagan around 54.21% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, tailoress, carpenter, bookbinder, weaver, smith, blacksmith, servant, dressmaker migrated to US.

From Germany

F. Flanagan from Bavaria aboard the Onward from Havre on March 4, 1850. He is registered to be 60 years old when he arrived in Louisiana. 42 years old Peter-Franz Flanagan, are other Flanagan that migrated to US.

Flanagan Namesakes

  • Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University
  • Roderick Flanagan, Irish historian, anthropologist, poet
  • Pauline Flanagan, County Sligo-born Irish actress
  • Ronnie Flanagan, retired senior British police officer
  • Caitlin Flanagan, American writer and social critic
  • Kendal Flanagan, Australian film and television director
  • Alex Flanagan, graduate of the University of Arizona and Salpointe Catholic High School
  • Dennis Flanagan, founding editor of the modern Scientific American magazine
  • Del Flanagan, middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota
  • Glen Flanagan, featherweight professional boxer from Minnesota
  • Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church
  • James L. Flanagan, electrical engineer
  • Bob Flanagan, American performance artist and writer
  • Seán Flanagan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer
  • Michael Patrick Flanagan, former captain
  • Richard Flanagan, Each of his novels has attracted major praise and received numerous awards and honours
  • Oliver J. Flanagan, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Hallie Flanagan, American theatrical producer and director, playwright
  • Bud Flanagan, popular British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian
  • John J. Flanagan, current Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
  • Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress and political activist
  • Kitty Flanagan, Australian comedian
  • James W. Flanagan, American merchant, lawyer, and farmer
  • Helen Flanagan, English actress, model, and television personality
  • Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist and composer
  • Charles Flanagan, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Walt Flanagan, comic book store manager
  • Maile Flanagan, American actress
  • Crista Flanagan, American comedic actress best
  • Harley Flanagan, musician
  • Patrick Flanagan, American New Age author and inventor
  • Ian Flanagan, Welsh former professional tennis player
  • Nick Flanagan, Australian professional golfer
  • Steamer Flanagan, Major League Baseball center fielder
  • Barry Flanagan, Welsh sculptor
  • Markus Flanagan, American actor
  • Don Flanagan, http://web1
  • Anthony Flanagan, English actor most widely
  • Peter Flanagan, English rugby league footballer
  • Paddy Flanagan, was one of the top Irish cyclists of the 1960s and 1970s
  • Robert Flanagan, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation
  • Fred Flanagan, Australian rules footballer
  • Ralph Flanagan, big band leader, pianist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Hal McIntyre, Sammy Kaye
  • Shalane Flanagan, American long-distance runner
  • Terence Flanagan, former Irish politician
  • Mary Flanagan, artist, author, educator, and designer
  • De Witt C. Flanagan, American Democratic Party politician
  • Penny Flanagan, Australian singer, and author
  • Dick Flanagan, National Football League center
  • Mark G. Flanagan, Republican politician
  • Stuart Flanagan, Hungarian international rugby league footballer for the Appin Dogs and previously Cronulla Sharks
  • Maurice Flanagan, British businessman

Flanagan Namesakes

  • Owen Flanagan, James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Neurobiology at Duke University
  • Roderick Flanagan, Irish historian, anthropologist, poet
  • Pauline Flanagan, County Sligo-born Irish actress
  • Ronnie Flanagan, retired senior British police officer
  • Caitlin Flanagan, American writer and social critic
  • Kendal Flanagan, Australian film and television director
  • Alex Flanagan, graduate of the University of Arizona and Salpointe Catholic High School
  • Dennis Flanagan, founding editor of the modern Scientific American magazine
  • Del Flanagan, middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota
  • Glen Flanagan, featherweight professional boxer from Minnesota
  • Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church
  • James L. Flanagan, electrical engineer
  • Bob Flanagan, American performance artist and writer
  • Seán Flanagan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer
  • Michael Patrick Flanagan, former captain
  • Richard Flanagan, Each of his novels has attracted major praise and received numerous awards and honours
  • Oliver J. Flanagan, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Hallie Flanagan, American theatrical producer and director, playwright
  • Bud Flanagan, popular British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian
  • John J. Flanagan, current Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
  • Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress and political activist
  • Kitty Flanagan, Australian comedian
  • James W. Flanagan, American merchant, lawyer, and farmer
  • Helen Flanagan, English actress, model, and television personality
  • Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist and composer
  • Charles Flanagan, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Walt Flanagan, comic book store manager
  • Maile Flanagan, American actress
  • Crista Flanagan, American comedic actress best
  • Harley Flanagan, musician
  • Patrick Flanagan, American New Age author and inventor
  • Ian Flanagan, Welsh former professional tennis player
  • Nick Flanagan, Australian professional golfer
  • Steamer Flanagan, Major League Baseball center fielder
  • Barry Flanagan, Welsh sculptor
  • Markus Flanagan, American actor
  • Don Flanagan, http://web1
  • Anthony Flanagan, English actor most widely
  • Peter Flanagan, English rugby league footballer
  • Paddy Flanagan, was one of the top Irish cyclists of the 1960s and 1970s
  • Robert Flanagan, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation
  • Fred Flanagan, Australian rules footballer
  • Ralph Flanagan, big band leader, pianist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Hal McIntyre, Sammy Kaye
  • Shalane Flanagan, American long-distance runner
  • Terence Flanagan, former Irish politician
  • Mary Flanagan, artist, author, educator, and designer
  • De Witt C. Flanagan, American Democratic Party politician
  • Penny Flanagan, Australian singer, and author
  • Dick Flanagan, National Football League center
  • Mark G. Flanagan, Republican politician
  • Stuart Flanagan, Hungarian international rugby league footballer for the Appin Dogs and previously Cronulla Sharks
  • Maurice Flanagan, British businessman

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