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Where Does The Last Name Heffernan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Heffernan is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heffernan.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffernan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Heffernan is the 21,490^th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 287,398 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Heffernan reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061^st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,533 people, or 1 in 38,021. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Heffernan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Heffernan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heffernan last name increased 1,235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 210 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 2,887 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 512 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heffernan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heffernan surname are 3.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heffernan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning 407,204 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning $51,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $51,978 CAD per year.