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

The last name Goherty is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Goherty is the 6,723,624^th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Goherty reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Goherty is most common in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Goherty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Goherty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goherty surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goherty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Goherty last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.