Heraghty Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Malta

Heraghty Surname Definition:

Ó hOireachtaigh Galway. MIF 174

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Heraghty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1691:27,8642,539
Australia1511:178,77918,110
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
England1101:506,52832,143
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Malta181:23,9041,289
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2831:15,6531,969
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:187,1617,190
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Heraghty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hOireachtaigh Galway. MIF 174

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó hOireachtaigh Galway. MIF 174

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

User-submitted Reference

From the Irish: Ó hOireachtaigh.

Meaning: 'assemblyman'.

Primarily from Counties of Mayo, Galway, Sligo and Donegal.

- johnheraty

Heraghty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heraghty is found most in Ireland. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heraghty.

How Common Is The Last Name Heraghty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heraghty is the 468,258th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname Heraghty is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Heraghty reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 27,864. In Ireland it is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 82 percent reside, Connaught, where 28 percent reside and Leinster, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Ireland it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Heraghty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heraghty has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Heraghty last name contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 980 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 305 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heraghty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heraghty last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Heraghty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,523 USD per year.

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Heraghty Reference & Research

McGarity-McGary DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McGarity-McGary FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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