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

The last name Gerighty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Gerighty is the 2,635,433^rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Gerighty live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 82 percent reside, Colorado, where 4 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 4 percent reside. Besides The United States Gerighty occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Gerighty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gerighty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gerighty last name expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gerighty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gerighty surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gerighty are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Gerighty earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.13% more than the national average, earning $53,562 USD per year.