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

The surname Flaherty is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 14,624^th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 191,259 people. Flaherty occurs mostly 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 widely held first name in the world, held by 72 people.

The last name Flaherty is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 25,380 people, or 1 in 14,281. In The United States Flaherty 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 this last name occurs 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 incidence of Flaherty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flaherty last name grew 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 541 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 715 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flaherty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Flaherty last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Flaherty are 6.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.99% being registered with 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.