Hegerty Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hegerty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegerty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2131:126,74013,853
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
England761:733,13240,828
Ireland451:104,6435,503
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Hegerty Last Name Facts

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

Hegerty is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hegerty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegerty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 614,324th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name Hegerty occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Hegerty are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 126,740. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 46 percent are found, New South Wales, where 32 percent are found and Western Australia, where 11 percent are found. Besides Australia Hegerty occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Hegerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hegerty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hegerty last name rose 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hegerty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hegerty last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hegerty surname are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hegerty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.6% less than the national average, earning R 27,096 per year and in United States they earn 14.76% more than the national average, earning $49,518 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hegerty
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