Athy Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Athy Surname Definition:

One of the “tribes of Galway”, of Norman stock.

The name is an Irish toponymic. IF 49; MIF 245

Athy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:867,12765,849
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India51:153,413,076951,030
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Maldives11:404,1727,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Athy (625) may also be a first name.

Athy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One of the “tribes of Galway”, of Norman stock.

The name is an Irish toponymic. IF 49; MIF 245

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Athy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Athy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Athy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺗﻲ) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Athy is the 600,164th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Athy are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Athy is also the 333,332nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 625 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States Athy is primarily found in: Illinois, where 13 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States Athy is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 8 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Athy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Athy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Athy last name rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Athy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Athy surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

Athy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,960 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athey895,241/
Hathy89827/
Athoy89811/
Gathy89503/
Athay89441/
Athiy89131/
Athuy8910/
Authy899/
Atahy895/
Aithy892/
Atthy892/
Atehy891/
Athty891/
Aathy891/
Athys891/
Eathy890/
Aty863,176/
Hathiy801,643/
Authoy80361/
Gauthy80284/
Gathiy80275/
Athaya80210/
Gathay80170/
Hathey80159/
Hathay8054/
Atthey8050/
Athaiy8050/
Heathy8047/
Attahy8018/
Athuyt8018/
Atheyz8016/
Aithay8010/
Gathey809/
Atahay808/
Authey807/
Gaithy807/
Atthay806/
Eathay805/
Asthøy803/
Atahys803/
Hasthy802/
Asthey802/
Haithy801/
Aithey801/
Gatthy801/
Athiey801/
Atthuy801/
Attuhy801/
Asthay801/
Eathey800/
Aathey800/
Atay7538,754/
Atha757,403/
Ateh755,165/
Atty752,684/
Auty752,413/
Athi752,293/
Atoy751,523/
Athe751,409/
Atih751,373/
Eaty751,111/
Haty75751/
Atiy75627/
Atey75553/
Aaty75476/
Atyi75361/
Gaty75312/
Atuy75170/
Ethy7583/
Aity7572/
Athé7548/
Athj7527/
Othy7525/
Ahty7522/
Ayty7510/
Atyo7510/
Atyt752/
Athè751/
Ajty751/
Gauthey731,697/
Haithay73390/
Attahey7318/
Authuys7317/
Autahay7311/
Gathaya734/
Attahyi734/
Gaithay734/
Gadthey733/
Hauthey732/
Atthaya732/
Hathaay731/
Gaathey731/
Aathaya731/
Heathey731/
Hasthey731/
Hathi676,994/
Ather675,797/
Atteh675,454/
Ataya675,183/
Athie674,434/
Gathe673,798/
Aitha673,179/
Atieh672,488/
Hatay671,743/
Athis671,716/
Attey671,431/
Attih671,294/
Gatty67926/
Athit67856/
Hatiy67768/
Hatty67744/
Hatha67628/
Attay67574/
Atesh67547/
Athoi67543/
Atish67540/
Aytha67538/
Hajty67419/
Gathi67404/
Gatiy67376/
Adtha67363/
Atthi67327/
Ahtty67324/
Ateey67317/
Atthe67308/
Haity67304/
Gatay67276/
Ateih67232/
Hauty67232/
Athea67182/
Attha67171/
Astih67167/
Astuy67161/
Attiy67153/
Aithe67146/
Athee67140/
Attuy67139/
Gatey67132/
Aithi67128/
Athai67127/
Ajtay67125/
Hayty67122/
Aathi67115/
Ataay67102/
Hatys6799/
Atiph6793/
Astay6792/
Autha6790/
Atihe6768/
Autey6767/
Hatey6760/
Authe6758/
Aytay6755/
Héthy6754/
Eatha6751/
Gatyo6750/
Gaity6750/
Authi6750/
Haety6748/
Athei6744/
Hathe6742/
Aathe6738/
Ahyte6738/
Ahtoy6738/
Athha6738/
Athes6732/
Astey6731/
Asthi6730/
Athio6730/
Aetyh6726/
Adtoy6724/
Athih6723/
Aitay6723/
Hateh6721/
Gauty6721/
Aatha6718/
Aythi6717/
Gothy6717/
Atech6717/
Ahtuy6717/
Autay6716/
Athet6716/
Heaty6713/
Othey6713/
Hatoy6712/
Aatay6711/
Athid6711/
Attyi6711/
Hatyi6710/
Athip6710/
O'Thy6710/
Ataiy6710/
Aatih679/
Ateyh679/
Asthe679/
Athje678/
Atich678/
Athui677/
Aitiy677/
Astoy677/
Aitih677/
Autyi676/
Ateph676/
Hatih676/
Othay676/
Hothy676/
Athaa676/
Autyo676/
Gatoy676/
Athéa676/
Hethy676/
Auteh676/
Autthaya676/
Aethi675/
Athaj675/
Eatty674/
Athti674/
Aitey674/
Atayp674/
Ahaty674/
Ataih674/
Ateuh674/
Atheh674/
Aatty674/
Aitty673/
Aaity673/
Ethey673/
Ahtay673/
Outhy673/
Gatih673/
Aatiy673/
Atheu673/
Attyo673/
Atays673/
Othoy673/
Athta672/
Attyd672/
Adtiy672/
Gathj672/
Achty672/
Attoy672/
Athii672/
Eithy672/
Aytey671/
Aythe671/
Adtey671/
Adthi671/
Ajthe671/
Autih671/
Autiy671/
Autoy671/
Autty671/
Atayd671/
Atehr671/
Gahty671/
Athez671/
Gayty671/
Athuí671/
Atidh671/
Hatyś671/
Otthy671/
Gatthuoy671/
Gatyi671/
Ethay671/
Ethiy671/
Ethoy671/
Aathj671/
Adteh671/
Aetey671/
Aethe671/
Eatih671/
Athoa671/
Athès671/
Athée671/
Atihp671/
Authé671/
Aïtey671/
Aïthe671/
Athed671/
Aeteh671/
Aatyi671/
Oothy671/
Aateh671/
Ahtey671/
Ahthj671/
Ahtyi671/
Eatey671/
Atayh671/
Hatuy670/

Athy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺎﺗﻲaty-

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Athy Reference & Research

Athey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Athy
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