Garraghty Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Garraghty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garraghty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Garraghty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garraghty occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Garraghty.

How Common Is The Last Name Garraghty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Garraghty reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Garraghty is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 68 percent reside, South Carolina, where 12 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Garraghty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garraghty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garraghty surname rose 186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garraghty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Garraghty surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Garraghty surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% being registered with the party.

Garraghty earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.21% less than the national average, earning $34,859 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garraghty
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