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

The last name Irish (Arabic: يريش, Hindi: इरीश, Marathi: इरीष, Oriya: ଇରିଶ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 38,496^th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 533,495 people. Irish is mostly found 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 numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 44,013 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 9,968 people, or 1 in 36,362. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Irish occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Irish Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Irish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Irish surname expanded 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 482 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Irish Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 national average, with 53.91% being registered to vote for the 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.