Faverty Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Faverty Surname Definition:

This is, I believe,an American form of Faherty, the pronunciation of which in U.S.A. as Farty offended the susceptibilities of some people. Faherty (three syllables, not two), i.e. Ó Fathartaigh, is a surname almost peculiar to Co. Galway, especially Connemara.

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Faverty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
England101:5,571,806158,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Faverty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is, I believe,an American form of Faherty, the pronunciation of which in U.S.A. as Farty offended the susceptibilities of some people. Faherty (three syllables, not two), i.e. Ó Fathartaigh, is a surname almost peculiar to Co. Galway, especially Connemara. The sept was originally located on the shore of Lough Corrib, where it is still numerous: it is now even more so further west in and around Clifden.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A form of Faherty (q.v.) corrupted to Farty in America. SIF 66

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A form of Faherty (q.v.) corrupted to Farty in America. SIF 66

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Faverty Last Name Facts

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

Faverty is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faverty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Faverty is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Faverty are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Faverty is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States Faverty is most frequent in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Faverty occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live.

Faverty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faverty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faverty last name rose 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faverty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Faverty surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.29% registered with the political party.

Faverty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $44,449 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favarty860/
Faberty860/
Vaverty860/
Fauverte8081/
Fasberty800/
Faberte712/
Foberty710/
Fauberte671/
Foberti5739/
Fawarti574/
Vavarti571/
Fowarte571/
Fowworthy501/

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