Carthy Surname
Approximately 3,794 people bear this surname
Carthy Surname Definition:
V. MacCarthy.
Carthy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,263 | 1:3,728 | 649 |
| England | 897 | 1:62,116 | 7,311 |
| United States | 708 | 1:511,948 | 42,890 |
| Australia | 219 | 1:123,268 | 13,526 |
| Jamaica | 160 | 1:17,937 | 1,640 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 52 | 1:26,230 | 2,834 |
| Luxembourg | 39 | 1:14,886 | 3,396 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,103 | 1:4,016 | 706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 428 | 1:56,952 | 6,737 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121 | 1:415,030 | 30,604 |
Carthy (713) may also be a first name.
Carthy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. MacCarthy.
Mac Carthaigh The chief family of the Eoghanacht and one of the leading septs of Munster. A MacCarthy is the most numerous Mac name in Ireland.
IF 76 etc; Map Cork, Kerry; Plate III
From the Irish Mac Carthaigh; a personal name (Carthac, the founder of a city.).
Carthy Demographics
Carthy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Carthy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carthy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carthy occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carthy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 120,798th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,920,808 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Carthy reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 309,270th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 713 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 1,263 people, or 1 in 3,728. In Ireland Carthy is most prevalent in: Leinster, where 82 percent are found, Connaught, where 11 percent are found and Munster, where 5 percent are found. Other than Ireland this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Carthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Carthy has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 115 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carthy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Carthy last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States Carthy are 18.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.62% registered with the party.
The amount Carthy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,320 per year; in South Africa they earn 284.87% more than the national average, earning R 914,592 per year; in United States they earn 22.78% more than the national average, earning $52,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,292 CAD per year.
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