Garity Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

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

Garity Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Aireachtach (member of a court or assembly).

Garity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7851:461,73139,386
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5721:87,7959,105

Garity (17) may also be a first name.

Garity Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Aireachtach (member of a court or assembly).

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

Garity Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garity is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garity? popularity and diffusion

The surname Garity is the 410,325th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,563,509 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Garity reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Garity is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 785 people, or 1 in 461,731. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 17 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Garity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garity has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garity last name increased 137 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garity Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Garity last name are 18.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.03% registered to vote for the party.

Garity earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garrity9212,967/
Gariety92199/
Garitty92121/
Garitey92116/
Gharity923/
Cgarity921/
Gaurity921/
Garitay921/
Garhity920/
Gareity920/
Gairity920/
Arity9123/
Garritty86276/
Gharrity8697/
Garriety8658/
Garithay863/
Gharhity861/
Garritey860/
Gahritty860/
Garithey860/
Garita8312,719/
Gariti83310/
Garite83205/
Gority83123/
Garety83121/
Aurity8329/
Harity836/
Arithy834/
Aruity832/
Aritey831/
Arizty831/
Aritay831/
Garyty830/
Garrittey800/
Garrietty800/
Harrity771,328/
Garitta77399/
Garrety77297/
Garitte77148/
Arithiy77148/
Aristoy77127/
Hearity7772/
Gorrity7770/
Garaita7763/
Ariztoy7763/
Arithay7763/
Garriti7726/
Garitee7722/
Gharita7716/
Harithy7715/
Aristay7711/
Garithi7710/
Garrita775/
Goreity774/
Garaiti774/
Ngarite774/
Gasrite773/
Garetty772/
Garitha772/
Gariete772/
Aristey772/
Gariote772/
Garethy771/
Hariety771/
Gaurita771/
Garitti771/
Haritay771/
Haritiy771/
Haritty771/
Goriety771/
Araisty771/
Garitei771/
Gorithy771/
Garioti771/
Gharite771/
Arietty771/
Garzita771/
Ghariti771/
Garrite770/
Gharety770/
Haritey770/
Garieta770/
Garryty770/
Garetey770/
Garythy770/
Gareaty770/
Garhety770/
Gourity770/
Arita7355,354/
Arite73669/
Ariti73342/
Arety7315/
Ority733/
Haristoy71636/
Areithay71349/
Garretty71228/
Hargitay71179/
Gathrite7166/
Aroithay7122/
Gariotti7117/
Gharzita7111/
Aristouy719/
Harriety716/
Airithay716/
Haristay713/
Gorritty712/
Garrehty711/
Garuitte711/
Garither711/
Harritty711/
Goraitty711/
Goreitty711/
Goristty711/
Atraitys711/
Ngaritai711/
Gorrithy711/
Gorietty711/
Gharisti711/
Aarithiy711/
Atristay711/
Gargitte711/
Arrietty711/
Garriter710/
Garritee710/
Garrethy710/
Garritte710/
Garretey710/
Garritti710/
Harietty710/
Ariste673,759/
Harita673,617/
Arieta673,223/
Aristi671,782/
Hariti671,434/
Gareta67990/
Aurita67819/
Ariete67601/
Auriti67410/
Garete67325/
Gorite67274/
Gorita67273/
Gorety67208/
Arizti67204/
Araita67165/
Arihta67147/
Arhita67136/
Harite67132/
Aritha67126/
Gareti67107/
Arithi6796/
Arıtay6792/
Arioti6788/
Haristouy6776/
Goriti6769/
Aroita6769/
Aritio6766/
Aurite6754/
Argiti6754/
Ariote6753/
Hargittay6740/
Arrita6739/
Airita6737/
Aritei6736/
Aruita6734/
Araiti6732/
Arites6730/
Arizte6726/
Garriotte6721/
Aritis6719/
Aretty6717/
Arzita6716/
Areite6715/
Aritai6711/
Aritta679/
Araite679/
Aareithay679/
Garriette678/
Areita678/
Aritti675/
Aritje675/
Aarita674/
Garrietta674/
Arysty674/
Atriti673/
Airite673/
Harety672/
Argite672/
Aritip672/
Hority671/
Gathrithe671/
Aarety671/
Aritez671/
Aritte671/
Arhite671/
Garyte671/
Aristè671/
Aristé671/
Aritiğ671/
Ariëta671/
Aroiti671/
Asriti671/
Arithe671/
Ajrita671/
Aretit671/
Garrister670/

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