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

The surname Gerraghty is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Gerraghty is the 3,055,934^th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gerraghty live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 45 percent live, Leicestershire, where 19 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 19 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Gerraghty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gerraghty has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gerraghty surname declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gerraghty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.