Conaghty Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Conaghty Surname Definition:

(Irish) One who came from the province of Connacht, in Ireland.

Conaghty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia771:350,59429,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Conaghty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) One who came from the province of Connacht, in Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Conaghty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Conaghty occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Conaghty.

How Common Is The Last Name Conaghty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Conaghty live; 100 percent live in Australasia and 100 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 350,594. In Australia it is primarily found in: South Australia, where 78 percent are found, Northern Territory, where 12 percent are found and Queensland, where 6 percent are found.

Conaghty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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