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

The surname Moriaty is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 1,558,593^rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Moriaty reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Moriaty is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 26 percent reside, Texas, where 24 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Moriaty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Moriaty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moriaty surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moriaty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moriaty last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moriaty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.31% less than the national average, earning R 87,180 per year and in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,135 USD per year.