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

The last name Foggarty is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foggarty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foggarty is the 1,565,797th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 common in Australia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 449,928. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 83 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Queensland, where 7 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Foggarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foggarty has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Foggarty surname 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 devotion of those holding the Foggarty surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foggarty surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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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