Aughey Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Aughey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aughey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Ireland1001:47,0893,474
England511:1,092,51152,584
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Aughey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aughey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aughey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 610,848th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname Aughey is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Aughey live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States Aughey is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 18 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Aughey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Aughey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Aughey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Aughey surname is chiefly Catholic (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Aughey last name are 31.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Aughey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aubey73606/
Abhey7313/
Ahuhe7311/
Ayuhe737/
Auhwe737/
Auwhe736/
Aubhe731/
Avhey731/
Awhey731/
Ajuey731/
Ahuey731/
Gauvey67189/
Ahueyi6786/
Auchue6721/
Ahwuhe675/
Awuheh674/
Ayueyi672/
Haubey672/
Ahouhe671/
Achwey671/
Aubhee671/
Awuihe671/
Ahouey671/
Auhuer671/
Ayuher671/
Ajuhie671/
Hasuey671/
Hauvey670/
Hawhey670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aughey
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