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Where Does The Last Name Gearty Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gearty occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gearty? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 568,231^st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gearty are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gearty is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 956,356. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 35 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Gearty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gearty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 37 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gearty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gearty surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gearty surname are 19.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gearty earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning R 205,860 per year and in United States they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning $52,257 USD per year.