Haghey Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Haghey Surname Definition:
These names belong to two areas in Ulster —— Donegal (mainly Glenties) and the Orielcountry around Counties Armagh and Monaghan. It is normally an O name, but occurs occasionally with the Mac prefix e.g. in the Armagh Hearth Money Rolls of 1666 (where, however, the O form predominates).
Read More About This SurnameHaghey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Haghey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
These names belong to two areas in Ulster —— Donegal (mainly Glenties) and the Orielcountry around Counties Armagh and Monaghan. It is normally an O name, but occurs occasionally with the Mac prefix e.g. in the Armagh Hearth Money Rolls of 1666 (where, however, the O form predominates).
MacHaghy is Mac Eachaidh in Irish, now usually anglicized as MacCaghy. Ó hEachaidh is a variant of Ó hEochaidh (see Irish Families p. 200). Synonyms of Haughey recorded by the Registrar general ar Hoy in Antrim and Haffey in Co. Armagh.
Ó hEachaidh This name is associated both with Co. Donegal and Armagh. In the latter it is called Haffey. With the Mac prefix it is a different name, normally anglicized MacCaughey, q.v. SIF 86
Haghey Demographics
Haghey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Haghey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haghey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Haghey is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Haghey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Haghey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Haghey is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 100 percent reside.
Haghey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Haghey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haghey surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Haghey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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