Geraghty Surname
Approximately 15,458 people bear this surname
Geraghty Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for Mageraghty, q.v.
Geraghty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,086 | 1:926 | 171 |
| United States | 5,006 | 1:72,405 | 8,369 |
| England | 2,817 | 1:19,779 | 2,818 |
| Australia | 1,191 | 1:22,666 | 3,127 |
| Canada | 397 | 1:92,810 | 10,160 |
| Scotland | 203 | 1:26,373 | 2,857 |
| New Zealand | 191 | 1:23,708 | 4,155 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 74 | 1:24,933 | 2,784 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,651 | 1:1,671 | 322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 229 | 1:106,443 | 10,576 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 394 | 1:127,459 | 12,279 |
Geraghty (20) may also be a first name.
Geraghty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for Mageraghty, q.v.
Mag Oireachtaigh There are many variants of the anglicized form of the name of this important U1’Maine sept which is akin to the royal O’Conors. Bibl; IF 159; MIF 186,255; Map Ros; Plate XIII
(Irish) The son of the assemblyman.
Geraghty Demographics
Average Male Geraghty Height
177.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Geraghty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geraghty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geraghty occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Geraghty.
How Common Is The Last Name Geraghty? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,294th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 471,442 people. Geraghty occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Geraghty live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Geraghty is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is carried by 5,086 people, or 1 in 926. In Ireland Geraghty is most frequent in: Leinster, where 62 percent reside, Connaught, where 30 percent reside and Munster, where 6 percent reside. Barring Ireland this last name occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.
Geraghty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geraghty has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Geraghty surname expanded 192 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 752 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geraghty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Geraghty surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Geraghty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.07% more than the national average, earning R 603,756 per year; in United States they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $49,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geraughty | 94 | 48 | / |
| Gerraghty | 94 | 41 | / |
| Gereaghty | 94 | 25 | / |
| Gheraghty | 94 | 2 | / |
| Geraghthy | 94 | 1 | / |
| Geranghty | 94 | 0 | / |
| Geraghtey | 94 | 0 | / |
| Eraghty | 93 | 0 | / |
| Gerraughty | 89 | 104 | / |
| Gerraighty | 89 | 0 | / |
| Heraghty | 88 | 718 | / |
| Geraghti | 88 | 3 | / |
| Geroghty | 88 | 1 | / |
| Giraghty | 88 | 1 | / |
| Herraghty | 82 | 126 | / |
| Gereighty | 82 | 40 | / |
| Heraughty | 82 | 3 | / |
| Heraghhty | 82 | 1 | / |
| Girraghty | 82 | 0 | / |
| Geraghter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hereaghty | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gerraghter | 78 | 0 | / |
| Herraughty | 78 | 0 | / |
| Euroughty | 71 | 0 | / |
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Geraghty Reference & Research
McGarity-McGary DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
McGarity-McGary FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Geraghty
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