Faherty Surname

117,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Faherty Surname Definition:

Ó Fathartaigh This Co. Galway sept was located on the east side of Lough Corrib. Their name has often been changed to the better known O’Flaherty. SIF; Map Gal

Faherty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2021:164,60416,726
Ireland1,1411:4,127708
England3981:139,99513,620
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia401:674,89346,030
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2541:3,533638
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Faherty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Fathartaigh This Co. Galway sept was located on the east side of Lough Corrib. Their name has often been changed to the better known O’Flaherty. SIF; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Faherty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faherty is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faherty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faherty is the 117,279th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,855,754 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Faherty are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,202 people, or 1 in 164,604. In The United States Faherty is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 29 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Faherty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faherty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faherty surname increased 1,190 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 9 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faherty Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Faherty surname are 6.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faherty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning R 128,736 per year; in United States they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $54,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning $40,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fhaherty930/
Fahearty930/
Fahertey930/
Foherty860/
Feeherty8022/
Feurtey71122/
Faertes7116/
Voherty711/
Fuierty710/
Feurte6251/
Feurté623/
Foerte623/
Vaerte622/
Vaerti621/
Foerter57120/
Foesrte571/
Foertie571/
Foertes571/
Fehértói5383/
Foertter533/
Foertich530/
Foertech530/

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