Carty Surname

25,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Carty Surname Definition:

V. MacCarty = MacCarthy, q.v.

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Carty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4811:42,7385,240
England2,6991:20,6442,921
Ireland2,3061:2,042389
Jamaica1,2241:2,345367
Canada1,2171:30,2763,953
Saint Martin1,1831:309
Australia8181:33,0024,362
Scotland4811:11,1311,515
Anguilla4791:285
Peru3321:95,7356,234
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
United States Virgin Islands2041:54155
Northern Ireland1921:9,6101,539
Saint Kitts and Nevis1821:30368
France1611:412,56360,334
Antigua and Barbuda1551:640106
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Trinidad and Tobago831:16,4332,039
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Thailand741:954,572147,178
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Aruba601:1,725246
Wales431:71,9666,223
Israel391:219,42720,804
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Panama271:144,8984,800
Isle of Man251:3,433731
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Greece181:615,54471,673
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
British Virgin Islands151:2,106271
Montserrat121:41281
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Dominica51:15,178463
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belize21:177,7373,502
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,6711:1,659318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:41,9545,292
Scotland931:40,2503,051
Wales291:54,0832,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4261:35,2164,185

Carty (373) may also be a first name.

Carty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. MacCarty = MacCarthy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Carthaigh This name, to be distinguished from MacCarthy, is found mainly in Co. Wexford and in Connacht. IF 78

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Carthaigh This name, to be distinguished from MacCarthy, is found mainly in Co. Wexford and in Connacht. IF 78

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The Irish M'Carthy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Carty surname has at least two Irish origins, and may be a Gaelicisation of a number of European names in Ireland.

Carty - a Wexford name, Ó Cárthaigh in Irish, a sept of Mac Carthaigh (most common attributed origin)

Carty - a Roscommon name, Ó Cárthaigh or Ua Cárthaigh in Irish, an O Rourke sept.

Carty - a Sligo name from a group of MacCarthy Reagh settled in Cartys Island in Sligo around 1000AD

Carty - a surname in Montserrat, Jamaca, St. Croix and other areas of the Carribean, taken by slave families from their former owners. Can also be from Irish who married into slave families, or who had children by slave women.

Variations -

Cartie - variation in Ulster, especially Belfast

Cartie - some of the nobility of the MacCarthy clans called themselves Cartie to distinguish themselves from the commoners

Cartey - variation in Longford, during the times when the English made the Irish take British names. Other examples from that time was when they made Houricans become Somers, and Colreavy become Grey. Circa 1800 - 1850.

Gaelicisations

A number of Dutch, German and Italian soldiers from the armies of Britian in the 1690 wars and after the 1798 Rebellion settled in Ireland. These were added to by Palatine settlers in 1709. There are German names Kurti and an Italian name Corti which are similar.

Similar Names:

Kurti shows up a lot in the Danube basin, where it probably has a Schwab origin, showing in both Romani and Hungary.

Kurti is common in Albania, not known as to why.

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Cartys in St. Croix and the Carribean

- thomascarty

Carty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carty (Arabic: كارتي) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carty? popularity and diffusion

Carty is the 25,342nd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 342,396 people. The surname Carty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Carty are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Carty is also the 449,413th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 373 people.

Carty is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8,481 people, or 1 in 42,738. In The United States Carty is mostly found in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Carty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carty surname expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 465 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 14 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 517 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carty surname are 5.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 92.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,228 per year; in South Africa they earn 137.4% more than the national average, earning R 564,144 per year; in United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carthy913,794/
Cartey91924/
Cartay91157/
Charty91147/
Cartoy9139/
Cartty9116/
Cairty912/
Ccarty911/
Cartuy911/
Caarty911/
Cearty911/
Czarty911/
Carrty910/
Cartaya838,431/
Chartey831,048/
Carthey83206/
Cairety8326/
Chearty8311/
Carthay837/
Chairty837/
Chartiy835/
Ccarthy833/
Chartty833/
Chharty832/
Chartyo832/
Carttey831/
Cartoys831/
Charthy831/
Chartoy831/
Caharty830/
Cccarty830/
Carta8036,931/
Carte804,993/
Carti80867/
Corty80690/
Karty80461/
Carté8016/
Chartaya774/
Hccarthy771/
Carthoys770/
Carter73665,686/
Cartes7314,641/
Courty733,972/
Cartee732,787/
Kartey732,274/
Kartay731,039/
Cartei73613/
Cortey73456/
Charti73441/
Cartet73427/
Kartyo73323/
Cartis73322/
Cartie73289/
Charte73259/
Cortay73188/
Cartez73175/
Quarty7394/
Cartea7381/
Karthy7369/
Cartha7348/
Cartio7348/
Cartai7335/
Cartta7327/
Cartiş7327/
Cartiș7327/
Carthe7325/
Caarte7320/
Carthi7320/
Kharty7316/
Cartte7315/
Ciarti7311/
Hcarta738/
Kartyś736/
Cortty735/
Cartiz734/
Kartys734/
Carteș734/
Kartty733/
Carrte732/
Cartaa732/
Cearte732/
Carteh732/
Cartti732/
Caurti732/
Carthé732/
Cartés732/
Kartiy731/
Carted731/
Carteu731/
Cortys731/
Carrta731/
Zairty731/
Zearty731/
Cartaj731/
Carteş731/
Cartit731/
Cartoi731/
Cartér731/
Czarta731/
Cortyo731/
Zartey731/
Corthy730/
Tcorty730/
Cartip730/
Quartey6750,626/
Khartey67629/
Courtay67544/
Courtoy67515/
Corthay67424/
Courtey67219/
Carther67197/
Chartti67162/
Cartter67125/
Dzharty6793/
Corthey6792/
Kartaya6786/
Cartois6765/
Quarthy6759/
Cortoys6743/
Quearty6722/
Carterr6717/
Carrter6716/
Chartea6716/
Cartais6713/
Cartiea6711/
Kairtay679/
Carteer679/
Courtys677/
Casrter676/
Carthee676/
Chharti676/
Khartiy675/
Quartay675/
Chartoi675/
Chartte674/
Zhartay673/
Caarter673/
Khartyi673/
Kartych673/
Ccarter672/
Quartuy672/
Hcarter672/
Cortaya672/
Kartycz672/
Kartyoa672/
Chortey672/
Chartee672/
Kcarter671/
Karttay671/
Karttey671/
Catrter671/
Cartett671/
Carthis671/
Chairte671/
Cortych671/
Thcarte671/
Carteis671/
Kharthy671/
Qaharty671/
Tcharti671/
Caðarte671/
Cartaiz671/
Courtty671/
Cortays671/
Karthey671/
Ciarter670/
Caurter670/
Cairter670/
Carthie670/
Carteas670/
Cartiss670/

Carty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carty in the Arabic language
كارتيkarty-

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Carty Reference & Research

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