Gearty Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gearty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gearty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3791:956,35671,269
Ireland901:52,3223,722
England411:1,358,97760,528
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1421:31,1963,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:170,1466,794
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Gearty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gearty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gearty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 568,231st most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. Gearty is mostly 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 widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 956,356. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 35 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Gearty exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 16 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Gearty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gearty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gearty last name rose 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 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 devotion of those bearing the Gearty last name is primarily 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 national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gearthy928/
Geharty921/
Geyarty920/
Geartey920/
Earty911/
Hearty831,965/
Yearty83367/
Earthy83252/
Gaerty8375/
Searty8327/
Giarty8311/
Georty839/
Gairty833/
Gearte832/
Cearty831/
Zearty831/
Goerty830/
Jearty830/
Eartey830/
Earthey7780/
Geortay7751/
Chearty7711/
Giartiy774/
Heartyy774/
Hearthy772/
Aggerty772/
Hejarty772/
Gojarty771/
Heharty771/
Heyarty771/
Jearthy771/
Eggerty770/
Heartey770/
Gairthy770/
Ahearty770/
Yerty73171/
Yarty7351/
Jarty7334/
Aurty7312/
Uerty731/
Haggerty7119,388/
Higgerty7134/
Heggerty7132/
Guggerty718/
Hoggerty712/
Goggerty710/
Gaggerty710/
Huggerty710/
Yartey675,536/
Giarti67747/
Aurthy67723/
Yearta67391/
Gaerte67286/
Ziarty67214/
Haerty6774/
Yartys6762/
Heirty6723/
Gaerti6721/
Hoerty6720/
Jgarti6717/
Eartha6716/
Jartyś6713/
Saurty6711/
Hearte6710/
Haggertay679/
Eyarte679/
Gourty678/
Earter675/
Goerte674/
Aurtey674/
Haggertey674/
Ejarti674/
Euarte673/
Haggertty673/
Jartys673/
Giarte673/
Gaurte672/
Haggierty672/
Cearte672/
Ceurty672/
Jharty672/
Cairty672/
Ayerty672/
Yertay672/
Jgarte671/
Hgaggerty671/
Hierty671/
Gaurti671/
Yerrty671/
Jartty671/
Zairty671/
Yartay671/
Yearte671/
Georta671/
Ajarty671/
Ayarty671/
Ayorty671/
Aertyy671/
Eharte671/
Heorty670/
Hyarty670/
Eartis670/
Georte670/
Hiarty670/
Aurtay670/
Zearta670/
Searte670/
Eartti670/
Hairty670/
Haggerthy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gearty
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