Flaharty Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

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

Flaharty Surname User-submission:

Flaharty is a variant of the Irish (Celtic) surname Flaherty.

Flaharty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9031:401,39435,091
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4491:111,84611,111

Flaharty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Flaharty is a variant of the Irish (Celtic) surname Flaherty.

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Flaharty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flaharty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Flaharty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Flaharty is the 383,038th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Flaharty are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Flaharty is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 903 people, or 1 in 401,394. In The United States Flaharty is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Nevada, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States Flaharty is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States Virgin Islands, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Flaharty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flaharty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flaharty last name expanded 201 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flaharty Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Flaharty surname are 34.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.38% registered with the party.

Flaharty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,279 USD per year.

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