Herrighty Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Herrighty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herrighty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Herrighty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herrighty is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrighty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Herrighty live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Herrighty is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 96 percent live and District of Columbia, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Herrighty exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 24 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 3 percent live.

Herrighty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herrighty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Herrighty last name rose 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herrighty Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Herrighty surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Herrighty earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.54% more than the national average, earning $69,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herrightey950/
Herighty9420/
Errighty940/
Herreghty890/
Gerrighty890/
Harrighty890/
Gerraighty840/
Gerighty8254/
Hereghty8217/
Gereighty7840/
Harrughty782/
Hereaghty780/
Gerreghty780/
Gereghty7197/
Harughty717/
Geryghty711/
Gereaghty6725/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herrighty
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