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

The last name Geraghty occurs most in Ireland. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Geraghty is the 34,294^th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 471,442 people. The last name is mostly found 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 2,446,817^th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 20 people.

The last name Geraghty is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is held by 5,086 people, or 1 in 926. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 62 percent live, Connaught, where 30 percent live and Munster, where 6 percent live. Apart from Ireland this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Geraghty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Geraghty has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing 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 surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Geraghty surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.4% registered with 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.