Laferty Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Laferty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:875,50566,354
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

Laferty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laferty occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laferty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laferty is the 681,965th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Laferty reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 875,505. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 26 percent reside, Ohio, where 25 percent reside and Colorado, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Laferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laferty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laferty last name increased 103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Laferty surname is chiefly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States Laferty are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Laferty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $41,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $51,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafferty9320,110/
Lavferty933/
Lafherty931/
Laferrty931/
Lauferty930/
Laffertty885/
Laffertey883/
Laffeerty882/
Laferte861,143/
Laferté8629/
Laferti862/
Laferta861/
Loferty860/
Lafferte80378/
Lafertte80165/
Lafferti8021/
Lafertee803/
Lofferty803/
Laffrety802/
Lafertes801/
Laferthe801/
Lafferta800/
Lapherty800/
Leuferty800/
Laffirty800/
Laffertte7549/
Laffertti7510/
Lafferter750/
Lafrete711/
Lafrette6719/
Leifherte630/

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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
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  • 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 Laferty
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