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

The last name Mehaffy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 593,568^th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name Mehaffy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Mehaffy are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States Mehaffy is primarily found in: Iowa, where 35 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 10 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Mehaffy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mehaffy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mehaffy surname grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mehaffy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mehaffy surname are 5.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.91% being registered with the party.

Mehaffy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $47,003 USD per year.