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

The last name Leahey occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leahey click here.

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

This last name is the 172,234^th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,917,352 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Leahey are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,722 people, or 1 in 210,487. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 15 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Leahey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leahey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leahey last name expanded 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 497 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leahey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leahey surname are 3.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leahey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,694 CAD per year.