Garrity Surname

40,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Garrity Surname Definition:

=Geraghty, for Mageraghty, q.v.

Garrity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9171:36,5494,541
England1,4651:38,0334,947
Australia4471:60,3937,317
Scotland3261:16,4232,022
Canada3201:115,14212,242
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
Northern Ireland1511:12,2191,804
Wales471:65,8415,810
Ireland271:174,4057,679
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4051:60,1867,051
Scotland1301:28,7942,514
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8391:27,3083,354

Garrity (42) may also be a first name.

Garrity Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

=Geraghty, for Mageraghty, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Garrity Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garrity occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garrity? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,426th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 562,007 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Garrity are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous given name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 9,917 people, or 1 in 36,549. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Garrity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Garrity has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garrity surname increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 45 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garrity Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Garrity surname is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Garrity last name are 3.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Garrity earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 400.45% more than the national average, earning R 1,189,250 per year; in United States they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $48,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Garritty93276/
Gharrity9397/
Garriety9358/
Garritey930/
Garity92851/
Garrittey880/
Garrietty880/
Harrity861,328/
Garrety86297/
Gariety86199/
Garitty86121/
Garitey86116/
Gorrity8670/
Garriti8626/
Garrita865/
Gharity863/
Cgarity861/
Gaurity861/
Garitay861/
Garhity860/
Garrite860/
Garryty860/
Gareity860/
Gairity860/
Arity8323/
Garretty80228/
Harriety806/
Garithay803/
Gorritty802/
Garrehty801/
Gharhity801/
Harritty801/
Gorrithy801/
Arrietty801/
Garriter800/
Garritee800/
Garrethy800/
Garritte800/
Garretey800/
Gahritty800/
Garritti800/
Garithey800/
Garita7712,719/
Gariti77310/
Garite77205/
Gority77123/
Garety77121/
Arrita7739/
Aurity7729/
Harity776/
Arithy774/
Aruity772/
Aritey771/
Arizty771/
Aritay771/
Garyty770/
Garriotte7521/
Garriette758/
Garrietta754/
Garrister750/
Arrieta71160,391/
Garreta712,328/
Gorriti711,166/
Garitta71399/
Gorrita71397/
Arroita71253/
Arriete71178/
Garitte71148/
Arithiy71148/
Aristoy71127/
Gorrety7183/
Hearity7172/
Garaita7163/
Ariztoy7163/
Arithay7163/
Garrete7158/
Arreita7147/
Garitee7122/
Harrety7118/
Gorrite7118/
Gharita7116/
Harithy7115/
Garreti7112/
Aristay7111/
Garithi7110/
Goreity714/
Garaiti714/
Ngarite714/
Gasrite713/
Arriste713/
Garetty712/
Garitha712/
Gariete712/
Arraita712/
Aristey712/
Arritea712/
Gariote712/
Garethy711/
Hariety711/
Harrite711/
Gaurita711/
Garitti711/
Haritay711/
Haritiy711/
Haritty711/
Goriety711/
Arritha711/
Arritta711/
Arroite711/
Araisty711/
Aurrita711/
Garitei711/
Gorithy711/
Arrioti711/
Garioti711/
Garréta711/
Gharite711/
Arietty711/
Arretey711/
Garzita711/
Ghariti711/
Gharety710/
Haritey710/
Garieta710/
Garetey710/
Garythy710/
Gareaty710/
Garhety710/
Gourity710/
Arita6755,354/
Garrette67866/
Arite67669/
Haristoy67636/
Areithay67349/
Ariti67342/
Gorritti67292/
Arrietta67204/
Hargitay67179/
Garretta67166/
Garretti6780/
Harriete6780/
Gathrite6766/
Arriotti6755/
Arrietti6726/
Aroithay6722/
Gariotti6717/
Arety6715/
Arrestay6713/
Gharzita6711/
Aristouy679/
Harrieta678/
Gorritis678/
Arriette677/
Gorritte676/
Airithay676/
Harritte674/
Arreiteh674/
Arrestoy673/
Haristay673/
Gorrethy673/
Ority673/
Harriter672/
Arrrieta672/
Garuitte671/
Garither671/
Harritha671/
Goraitty671/
Goreitty671/
Goristty671/
Arrietea671/
Atraitys671/
Gorretty671/
Ngaritai671/
Harriste671/
Gorietty671/
Gharisti671/
Aarithiy671/
Atristay671/
Garretes671/
Gargitte671/
Harretty670/
Garretee670/
Garrethe670/
Harietty670/

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