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

The surname Flaherty is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Flaherty click here.

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

Flaherty is the 14,624^th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,259 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Flaherty live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Flaherty is also the 1,143,416^th most widely held first name on earth, held by 72 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 25,380 people, or 1 in 14,281. In The United States Flaherty is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flaherty surname rose 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 541 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 7 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 715 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flaherty Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Flaherty are 6.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.