View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Deherty Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Deherty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deherty? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 10,311,814^th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Deherty reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 50 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found.

Deherty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Deherty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deherty last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deherty Last Name Statistics ^demography

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