Haggerty Surname
Approximately 19,388 people bear this surname
Haggerty 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]
Haggerty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,495 | 1:23,392 | 2,941 |
| England | 1,345 | 1:41,426 | 5,308 |
| Canada | 1,066 | 1:34,564 | 4,432 |
| Scotland | 747 | 1:7,167 | 1,101 |
| Australia | 377 | 1:71,607 | 8,462 |
| New Zealand | 138 | 1:32,814 | 5,713 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:57,306 | 5,200 |
| Northern Ireland | 32 | 1:57,657 | 4,597 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 30 | 1:147,662 | 8,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 311 | 1:78,377 | 8,472 |
| Scotland | 243 | 1:15,404 | 1,699 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,875 | 1:12,960 | 1,668 |
Haggerty 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]
(Irish) Grandson of Eigceartach (unjust).
Haggerty Demographics
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Haggerty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haggerty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Haggerty has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Haggerty? popularity and diffusion
Haggerty is the 27,739th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 375,879 people. Haggerty is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Haggerty are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15,495 people, or 1 in 23,392. In The United States Haggerty is primarily found in: Texas, where 7 percent live, Massachusetts, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Haggerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Haggerty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Haggerty surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 432 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Haggerty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Haggerty surname are 1.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.44% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Haggerty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 605.29% more than the national average, earning R 1,676,030 per year; in United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $46,618 CAD per year.
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Haggerty Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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