Farragher Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Farragher Surname Definition:

= Fargher, q.v.

Farragher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5051:717,74056,514
Ireland4331:10,8751,386
England3741:148,97914,256
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2371:18,6912,251
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Farragher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Fargher, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Farragher Last Name Facts

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

Farragher is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Farragher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farragher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farragher is the 270,886th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Farragher reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Farragher is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 505 people, or 1 in 717,740. In The United States Farragher is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 30 percent are found and England, where 26 percent are found.

Farragher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farragher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farragher last name expanded 1,232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 183 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,558 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farragher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Farragher surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farragher last name are 10.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Farragher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $47,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $49,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faragher941,854/
Farranger890/
Fareagher890/
Faraghe881,459/
Farrage88736/
Farager881/
Farraghi8238/
Faranghe821/
Faragheh821/
Farhager821/
Farreger820/
Faraghie820/
Foragher820/
Farage802,659/
Farraguir783/
Faraghi751,176/
Faroghe75503/
Faragha75173/
Farange7528/
Varager7511/
Farraga759/
Faragee753/
Forager752/
Faraghy751/
Farragè751/
Faragih751/
Faragez751/
Faragej751/
Fourrage71250/
Faroughe71177/
Faraguet7114/
Vairager7111/
Farrouge719/
Vairaghe715/
Pharaghe713/
Farhange713/
Faranghi713/
Faroghie711/
Faraghit711/
Foranger711/
Fairhage710/
Farraguirre701/
Faragi67933/
Faraga67340/
Varage67220/
Faroge67194/
Forage67152/
Faragy6719/
Farhanghi6714/
Forougher673/
Farrooghi672/
Faraguire671/
Farrhangi671/
Faroughez671/
Faraangej671/

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