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

The last name Flaherty is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 14,624^th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,259 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Flaherty are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416^th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 25,380 people, or 1 in 14,281. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Flaherty is found in 69 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Flaherty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Flaherty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 541 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 715 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flaherty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Flaherty surname are 6.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Flaherty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,390 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.29% more than the national average, earning R 302,496 per year; in United States they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $49,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $54,095 CAD per year.