Heggerty Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Heggerty Surname Definition:

Of recent introduction from Ireland. Woulfe explains the name as from 0'hEigcertaigh or O'hEigeartaigh, 'descendant of Eigceartach' (unjust).

Heggerty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Heggerty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of recent introduction from Ireland. Woulfe explains the name as from 0'hEigcertaigh or O'hEigeartaigh, 'descendant of Eigceartach' (unjust).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Heggerty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heggerty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heggerty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heggerty is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Heggerty are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, Alabama, where 16 percent are found and Louisiana, where 16 percent are found. Beside The United States Heggerty occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Heggerty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heggerty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heggerty surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heggerty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heggerty last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Heggerty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heaggerty940/
Hegerty93502/
Eggerty930/
Haggerty8819,388/
Heggarty88650/
Heagerty88617/
Higgerty8834/
Hoggerty882/
Hedgerty881/
Heigerty881/
Haegerty881/
Heguerty881/
Hegerthy880/
Heggorty880/
Hegherty880/
Huggerty880/
Egerty861/
Heguertty8262/
Haggertay829/
Haggertey824/
Haggertty823/
Haggierty822/
Haggaerty821/
Heggartay821/
Heagerthy820/
Heagherty820/
Heggartey820/
Haggherty820/
Haggerthy820/
Hogerty8099/
Higerty8019/
Eggerte8011/
Hegorty802/
Aggerty802/
Eggerti801/
Hegirty800/
Eagerty800/
Hegrety800/
Hegerte800/
Hecerty800/
Haggerthey781/
Hingerty75115/
Heagarty7571/
Hagerthy7551/
Haigerty7530/
Heguerte7529/
Hegharty7510/
Hegarthy756/
Hagaerty754/
Haggerti753/
Higgarty751/
Hegartty751/
Kheerthy751/
Heguerti751/
Hagertty751/
Haggerte751/
Eggertte751/
Ahggarty751/
Eggertti751/
Hagherty750/
Hoggarty750/
Heagorty750/
Gegherty750/
Hegartey750/
Higherty750/
Jeigerty750/
Hagertey750/
Hagerhty750/
Haggorty750/
Hagertay750/
Hagerrty750/
Edgertey750/
Hegertie750/
Hogherty750/
Haagerty750/
Hearty711,965/
Gearty71556/
Gaerty7175/
Haerty7174/
Egerti7174/
Hagerthey7138/
Haigherty7125/
Heirty7123/
Hoerty7120/
Egerte7112/
Agerty713/
Haggarthy712/
Egerta712/
Hierty711/
Haggartey710/
Heagarthy710/
Goerty710/
Egarty710/
Egerter67527/
Heserti6714/
Chearty6711/
Kheerti679/
Gearthy678/
Hegarti675/
Heartyy674/
Heurtey673/
Hayerty672/
Hearthy672/
Higarty672/
Hejarty672/
Jegerte672/
Geharty671/
Heharty671/
Heyarty671/
Ekcerty671/
Chaerty671/
Hygerta671/
Kheirty671/
Egertte671/
Euertyh671/
Engerte671/
Hygarty671/
Geyarty670/
Heartey670/
Egertha670/
Hagerte670/
Geartey670/
Hagyrty670/
Hagorty670/
Hauerty670/
Ahearty670/
Hagerti670/
Hajerty670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heggerty
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