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 last name Athy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺎﺗﻲ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Athy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 600,164th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. Athy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Athy live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 333,332nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 625 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

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 surname expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 26 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Athy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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 national average, with 51.72% registered with the 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

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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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