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Where Does The Last Name Leary Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leary (Arabic: يري) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leary? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 19,820^th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 263,831 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Leary are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leary is also the 300,818^th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 747 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 21,001 people, or 1 in 17,259. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Leary Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Leary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leary surname grew 335 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leary Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Leary are 1.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Leary earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning 421,245 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 106.46% more than the national average, earning R 490,632 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,774 CAD per year.