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Where Does The Last Name Irish Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Irish (Arabic: يريش, Hindi: इरीश, Marathi: इरीष, Oriya: ଇରିଶ) is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irish? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 38,496^th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 533,495 people. The last name Irish occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Irish live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Irish is also the 20,531^st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 44,013 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,968 people, or 1 in 36,362. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 77 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Irish Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Irish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Irish last name rose 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 482 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Irish Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Irish last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Irish last name are 7.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Irish earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.63% more than the national average, earning R 502,908 per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $53,446 CAD per year.