Hegarty Surname

28,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hegarty Surname Definition:

V. Hagarty

Hegarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,9691:948176
United States4,6241:78,3868,955
England3,5681:15,6162,284
Australia2,3561:11,4581,686
Northern Ireland1,6891:1,092220
Scotland4351:12,3081,646
Canada2781:132,53813,752
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
Wales1891:16,3731,773
France791:840,79499,796
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malta41:107,5681,849
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,4321:1,000181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
Scotland611:61,3643,851
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

Hegarty (63) may also be a first name.

Hegarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Hagarty

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó hÉigceartaigh Though primarily an Ulster sept, it has a branch in Co. Cork. IF 178; Map Derry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Variant of Haggerty, q.v.

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

Hegarty Last Name Facts

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

Hegarty occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegarty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hegarty is the 28,686th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 389,188 people. The last name Hegarty is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hegarty reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name globally, held by 63 people.

The surname Hegarty is most widely held in Ireland, where it is carried by 4,969 people, or 1 in 948. In Ireland Hegarty is most common in: Ulster, where 48 percent live, Munster, where 42 percent live and Leinster, where 33 percent live. Apart from Ireland this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Hegarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hegarty has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 112 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,865 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,784 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 9,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hegarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hegarty surname are 8.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Hegarty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.98% more than the national average, earning R 520,368 per year; in United States they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning $52,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $54,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggarty93650/
Heagarty9371/
Hegharty9310/
Hegarthy936/
Hegartty931/
Hegartey930/
Egarty920/
Heggartay881/
Heggartey880/
Heagarthy880/
Hegarti865/
Hegorty862/
Higarty862/
Hygarty861/
Gegarty860/
Hegaarti801/
Higgarty801/
Haygarty800/
Hingarty800/
Heggorty800/
Heagorty800/
Egarta77151/
Egarte771/
Egarter71701/
Eugarte7116/
Engarti713/
Egharti711/
Gegarte711/
Iogarty711/
Egartes711/
Eggarter67125/
Ehgarter6710/
Goygarty671/
Eggharter637/
Hinggarti635/
Ehgarther631/
Haygarthe630/
Igarta62826/
Jgarti6217/
Igarte629/
Ygarte622/
Ygarta621/
Jgarte621/
Ingarti5741/
Igartúa5710/
Ygartúa571/

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Hegarty Reference & Research

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