Heraty Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Heraty Surname User-submission:

From the Irish: Ó hOireachtaigh.

Meaning: 'assemblyman'.

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

Heraty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5201:697,03655,176
Ireland3211:14,6701,678
England1871:297,95822,741
Israel951:90,08010,606
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2341:18,9312,274
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Heraty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Irish: Ó hOireachtaigh.

Meaning: 'assemblyman'.

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

- johnheraty

Heraty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heraty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heraty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 309,548th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,983,207 people. Heraty occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Heraty live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

Heraty is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 697,036. In The United States Heraty is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 48 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 26 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Heraty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heraty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heraty surname expanded 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 137 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,438 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heraty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Heraty surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heraty surname are 13.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.4% registered to vote for the party.

Heraty earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.92% more than the national average, earning $60,805 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herraty9210/
Heiraty924/
Hejraty922/
Hergaty922/
Cheraty921/
Eraty9121/
Kheratiy869/
Cherhaty863/
Kheiraty861/
Cheratty861/
Geheraty861/
Heurathy860/
Herati8315,530/
Geraty83574/
Eratay8354/
Etraty8342/
Herata8313/
Herate833/
Eeraty831/
Kheyratty805/
Cherhatyi802/
Hejrati771,375/
Herrati77413/
Gerathy77276/
Gerraty77172/
Cherate7786/
Gerahty7773/
Kherati7770/
Hijraty7769/
Kherate7740/
Erataya7739/
Heirati7722/
Heratte7717/
Herrate7714/
Herasti7714/
Herater7711/
Herothy7711/
Geratay776/
Cherata774/
Hergati772/
Herathi772/
Herooty771/
Herrata771/
Heraati771/
Heratti771/
Herhati771/
Erzatty771/
Geraity771/
Heratip771/
Hairaty771/
Erhatay771/
Herathe771/
Jheroty771/
Geratty770/
Hierate770/
Erata731,127/
Erati73179/
Erate7343/
Eroty733/
Yraty731/
Cheraiti711,159/
Cherrate711,032/
Herrasti71357/
Kherrati71350/
Cheraita71233/
Cheraste7146/
Kheirate7131/
Cheurate7124/
Kheirati7121/
Chierati7120/
Cheratti7110/
Gerathty718/
Kheyrati718/
Kheyrate717/
Herrazti717/
Khairaty715/
Heirates714/
Herratta714/
Herratti712/
Khoiraty712/
Herrathe712/
Kherotiy711/
Chiratiy711/
Cheraute711/
Cheerati711/
Erastych711/
Cherater711/
Kherrate711/
Cheraite711/
Kheratte711/
Herrathi711/
Heraithi711/
Kheratej711/
Kheratui711/
Khereati711/
Khayraty711/
Gerrathy711/
Erautaya711/
Chehrati711/
Hehjrati711/
Herhatti711/
Cheratei711/
Cherayta711/
Herastei711/
Heratter711/
Gerratty710/
Gerrahty710/
Hereathe710/
Gerrhaty710/
Geraahty710/
Hirata67167,876/
Eraste676,241/
Hirate673,286/
Eratti671,573/
Errati67470/
Khoyratty67264/
Erasti67150/
Jerati67142/
Iratay6792/
Herota6752/
Chieratti6747/
Eratha6739/
Eraite6732/
Erotiy6723/
Eerate6718/
Hirati6717/
Jerate6714/
Erathi6711/
Gerate6711/
Eirate6710/
Heroti679/
Eerata678/
Eyrati678/
Erosty678/
Ergate677/
Erates677/
Eratte676/
Errata674/
Ereata674/
Earata674/
Erataa674/
Eratis674/
Eraaitaya674/
Erater673/
Eirata673/
Cheeratha673/
Cheeratta673/
Cheerothy673/
Ierata673/
Errate673/
Erhati672/
Cherratti672/
Cheraiteh672/
Kheïratte671/
Chirathay671/
Chereatta671/
Chearathi671/
Gerattaya671/
Erathe671/
Kherratte671/
Cheraitti671/
Hyrata671/
Chearatti671/
Hérate671/
Herote671/
Iratey671/
Kheiraati671/
Kheireati671/
Yratuy671/
Eraita671/
Eratai671/
Erauta671/
Eurate671/
Erotty671/
Cheraaïti671/
Cheraitta671/
Cheraitte671/
Cheraytti671/
Earate671/
Eratta670/

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