Fogerty Surname

223,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Fogerty Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of the exiled man.

Fogerty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2641:286,75526,663
England3291:169,35615,609
Australia901:299,95226,269
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Wales261:119,0209,008
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1061:41,7913,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2001:41,8494,896

Fogerty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of the exiled man.

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

Fogerty Last Name Facts

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

Fogerty is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogerty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 223,609th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,001,947 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Fogerty are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,264 people, or 1 in 286,755. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Fogerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fogerty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fogerty surname rose 105 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 45 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fogerty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fogerty last name are 1.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.31% being registered with the party.

Fogerty earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $48,963 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggerty9334/
Fogherty9312/
Fogertey9310/
Fougerty930/
Fougherty880/
Fagerty8624/
Fogerti861/
Fugerty860/
Faggerty802/
Fagherty800/
Fogertie800/
Faugherty750/
Fugerte711/
Vaugherty633/

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