How common is the surname Hallinan?

1,565 people in the United States had the surname Hallinan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,281 Americans. It ranked 17,874th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hallinan?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hallinan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hallinan?

Olivia Hallinan, British actress.

Where is the surname Hallinan most common?

Wikidata records people named Hallinan in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hallinan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,565 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Hallinan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,565 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hallinan is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheanáin (“descendant of Áilgheanán”), a personal name from a diminutive of áilghean (“mild, gentle, soft”).

Hallinan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,565 people named Hallinan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,281 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,457.

#17,874

rank among US surnames

1,565

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #17,734)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,874	Tourville	1,565	197,281
#17,883	Towell	1,564	197,408

Who is named Hallinan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Hallinan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hallinans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Olivia Hallinan
British actress, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hallinan

Hallman

Hallinan has the Soundex code H455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H455.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hallinan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheanáin (“descendant of Áilgheanán”), a personal name from a diminutive of áilghean (“mild, gentle, soft”).
How common is the surname Hallinan?: 1,565 people in the United States had the surname Hallinan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,281 Americans. It ranked 17,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hallinan?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hallinan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hallinan?: Olivia Hallinan, British actress.
Where is the surname Hallinan most common?: Wikidata records people named Hallinan in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Hallinan?: Hallinan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hallinan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,565 in 2010, up 7.4%.