Haggerty Surname

27,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,4951:23,3922,941
England1,3451:41,4265,308
Canada1,0661:34,5644,432
Scotland7471:7,1671,101
Australia3771:71,6078,462
New Zealand1381:32,8145,713
Wales541:57,3065,200
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France61:11,070,454349,096
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Scotland2431:15,4041,699
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8751:12,9601,668

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Eigceartach (unjust).

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

Haggerty Last Name Facts

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

Haggerty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Haggerty.

How Common Is The Last Name Haggerty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,739th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 375,879 people. The last name Haggerty is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Haggerty live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,495 people, or 1 in 23,392. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 7 percent live, Massachusetts, where 6 percent live and New Jersey, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Haggerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haggerty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haggerty last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 432 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 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 carrying the Haggerty surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Haggerty are 1.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.44% being registered with 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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