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

The surname Flaherty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Flaherty is the 14,624^th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 191,259 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Flaherty reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416^th most common first name globally, borne by 72 people.

Flaherty is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 25,380 people, or 1 in 14,281. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Flaherty occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Flaherty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency 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 declined 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Flaherty surname are 6.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.99% being registered to vote for the political 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.