Fogarty Surname

21,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fogarty Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Noisy, Clamorous [Irish foghart(h)ach)

Fogarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,1281:29,8863,712
Australia5,0541:5,341772
Ireland4,1141:1,145230
England2,1971:25,3613,477
Canada9281:39,7044,964
New Zealand4711:9,6141,677
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Northern Ireland1251:14,7602,025
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Wales451:68,7676,014
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Jersey241:4,133843
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
France191:3,495,933219,029
Panama171:230,1336,157
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,3401:1,893366
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:71,6927,971
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0591:24,3903,038

Fogarty (28) may also be a first name.

Fogarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Noisy, Clamorous [Irish foghart(h)ach)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Fógartaigh A Dalcassian sept located in Eliogarty. IF 149; Map Tip; Plate XII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Fógartaigh A Dalcassian sept located in Eliogarty. IF 149; Map Tip; Plate XII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“The Banished” in Erse (Fogartach.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Descendant of the exiled man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fogarty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fogarty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogarty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,237th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 283,849 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Fogarty live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fogarty is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name globally, held by 28 people.

Fogarty is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 12,128 people, or 1 in 29,886. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 16 percent reside.

Fogarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fogarty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fogarty last name increased 589 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 646 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fogarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fogarty last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fogarty last name are 4.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fogarty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.34% more than the national average, earning R 535,500 per year; in United States they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning $50,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $47,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggarty93131/
Fogarthy9359/
Fogharty9336/
Fougarty930/
Foggarthy888/
Fogarthey881/
Foggartey880/
Fogorty868/
Fogarti867/
Fagarty864/
Vogarty862/
Fugarty861/
Fogarta860/
Fogarte860/
Fogartie8017/
Fogarter800/
Fagarthy800/
Faugharty750/
Fugarte712/
Fagorty710/
Faugarta671/
Vagarti5735/
Vagarte575/
Vagarthi5314/

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