Foggarty Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Foggarty Surname Definition:

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

Foggarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia601:449,92835,109
Scotland251:214,15311,205
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England101:5,571,806158,774
Wales91:343,83718,086
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Foggarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Foggarty Last Name Facts

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

Foggarty is found most in Australia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foggarty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foggarty is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Foggarty live; 46 percent live in Australasia and 46 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 449,928. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 83 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside and Queensland, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Foggarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foggarty has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Foggarty last name increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foggarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foggarty surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Foggarty earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggarthy948/
Foggartey940/
Fogarty9325,674/
Fogarthy8859/
Fogharty8836/
Foggerty8834/
Fougarty880/
Fogarthey821/
Fegarty8019/
Fogorty808/
Fogarti807/
Fagarty804/
Vogarty802/
Fugarty801/
Fogarte800/
Fogarta800/
Fogartie7517/
Fogherty7512/
Fogertey7510/
Faggerty752/
Fhegarty751/
Fougerty750/
Fogarter750/
Fagarthy750/
Faugharty710/
Fougherty710/
Fagerty6724/
Fugarte672/
Fogerti671/
Fagorty670/
Fegerty670/
Faugarta631/
Fogertie630/
Fagherty630/
Fegerthy630/
Vagarti5335/
Vagarte535/
Vagarthi5014/

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