Hagarty Surname

264,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hagarty Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for the Irish O’h-Eigceart- aigh = Grandson or Descen- dant of Eigceartach [Irish ó, grandson + the phon. Insertion h + eigceart, injustice + the genit. of the pers. suff. -ach]

Hagarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:462,91139,479
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Australia2791:96,75910,970
England441:1,266,32057,817
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Tonga11:107,313791
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1031:43,0083,844
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4241:118,44011,598

Hagarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for the Irish O’h-Eigceart- aigh = Grandson or Descen- dant of Eigceartach [Irish ó, grandson + the phon. Insertion h + eigceart, injustice + the genit. of the pers. suff. -ach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Eigceartach (unjust).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hagarty Last Name Facts

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

Hagarty is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hagarty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 264,367th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,920,693 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hagarty live; 76 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Hagarty is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 462,911. In The United States Hagarty is most frequent in: Iowa, where 14 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Hagarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hagarty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hagarty surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hagarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hagarty surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hagarty last name are 34.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Hagarty earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $52,898 CAD per year.

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