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

The last name Leary (Arabic: يري) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Leary is the 19,820^th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 263,831 people. Leary occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Leary are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 300,818^th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 747 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 21,001 people, or 1 in 17,259. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Leary Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leary last name expanded 335 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leary Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leary last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Leary are 1.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.82% registered with the party.

The amount Leary earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning 421,245 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 106.46% more than the national average, earning R 490,632 per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,774 CAD per year.