Hagerty Surname

52,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Hagerty 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]

Hagerty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4051:43,1245,290
Canada4751:77,5708,712
England3461:161,03515,064
Wales1621:19,1022,042
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Australia671:402,92132,505
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Ireland171:276,9969,887
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belize11:355,4743,977
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
Scotland561:66,8434,009
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5141:14,2911,827

Hagerty (19) may also be a first name.

Hagerty 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

Hagerty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hagerty (Arabic: هاغرتي) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hagerty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,679th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 750,984 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Hagerty reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hagerty is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

Hagerty is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,405 people, or 1 in 43,124. In The United States Hagerty is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Hagerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hagerty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hagerty surname increased 239 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 623 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hagerty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hagerty last name is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hagerty surname are 7.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hagerty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.54% more than the national average, earning R 474,192 per year; in United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Hagerty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hagerty in the Arabic language
هاغرتيhaghrty-

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Hagerty Reference & Research

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