Heggarty Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Heggarty Surname Definition:

V. Hagarty

Heggarty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1961:9,4131,523
England1681:331,65524,447
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Australia931:290,27625,669
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Wales121:257,87814,969
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland301:124,7745,666
England251:975,01539,671
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Heggarty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Hagarty

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Heggarty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heggarty is most common in Northern Ireland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Heggarty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heggarty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 504,985th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. Heggarty occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Heggarty reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 9,413. Besides Northern Ireland this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Heggarty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heggarty has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Heggarty surname grew 672 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 77 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heggarty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heggarty are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heggarty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning $40,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,339 CAD per year.

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