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

Leahy (Arabic: يهى) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Leahy is the 16,477^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 216,370 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Leahy live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leahy is also the 781,395^th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 140 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 16,505 people, or 1 in 21,961. In The United States Leahy is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Leahy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Leahy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,015 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,871 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leahy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leahy last name is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leahy surname are 0.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.82% registered with the party.

The amount Leahy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.45% more than the national average, earning R 386,052 per year; in United States they earn 18.06% more than the national average, earning $50,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,654 CAD per year.