Carraher Surname
Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname
Carraher Surname Definition:
Mac Fhearchair An Oriel name of Cos.
Louth and Monaghan: Woulfe states that it is a variant of the Scottish Farquhar. SIF 30
Carraher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,120 | 1:323,624 | 29,464 |
| Ireland | 110 | 1:42,809 | 3,288 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 111 | 1:39,909 | 3,651 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
Carraher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Fhearchair An Oriel name of Cos.
Louth and Monaghan: Woulfe states that it is a variant of the Scottish Farquhar. SIF 30
Mac Fhearchair An Oriel name of Cos.
Louth and Monaghan: Woulfe states that it is a variant of the Scottish Farquhar. SIF 30
Carraher Demographics
Carraher Political Affiliation
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Carraher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carraher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carraher has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carraher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 283,122nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Carraher are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,120 people, or 1 in 323,624. In The United States Carraher is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and Nebraska, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 8 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Carraher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carraher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carraher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Carraher last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Carraher surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.21% being registered with the political party.
Carraher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,160 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caraher | 93 | 1,074 | / |
| Carraer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Carrhaer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karraher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cahraher | 88 | 0 | / |
| Caraer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Coraher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Corraer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Karaheur | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kharaher | 75 | 6 | / |
| Karaer | 71 | 7,891 | / |
| Caroer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Correur | 67 | 28 | / |
| Karahir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Careuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kauraere | 63 | 80 | / |
| Karajjer | 63 | 4 | / |
| Courreur | 63 | 2 | / |
| Qarzahir | 63 | 1 | / |
| Correajr | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kareauer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karaerova | 59 | 55 | / |
| Keroher | 53 | 16 | / |
| Kharoer | 53 | 1 | / |
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Carraher Reference & Research
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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 Carraher
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