Hafferty Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hafferty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
England181:3,095,448105,421
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Israel111:777,96750,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Hafferty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hafferty Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hafferty occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafferty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,104,724th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Hafferty are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside and Texas, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Hafferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hafferty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hafferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hafferty last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.53% registered with the party.

Hafferty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $43,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haferty932/
Afferty932/
Hofferty8814/
Gafferty884/
Hefferty881/
Haeferty880/
Hafherty880/
Haffarty880/
Efferty801/
Gaferty800/
Hoferty800/
Offerty800/
Hofferthay783/
Heiferty751/
Affertie750/
Gofferty750/
Afrety7115/
Aferta7111/
Haßferter719/
Hasferter712/
Afartay677/
Hoferte673/
Afairty672/
Offerta672/
Afforti672/
Affarte672/
Afortey671/
Efferte671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hafferty
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis