O'Herlihy Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Herlihy Surname Definition:

Ó hIarlatha A Ballyvourney family whose name is sometimes Changed to Hurley. IF 186; Map Cork

O'Herlihy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6121:7,6941,083
England1111:501,96431,980
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269

O'Herlihy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hIarlatha A Ballyvourney family whose name is sometimes Changed to Hurley. IF 186; Map Cork

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'HURLY: The sept of O'Hierlehy or Hurley are said to have sprung from the same stock as the O'Briens of Thomond. Their territory extended on the borders of Tipperary, adjoining the Limerick district of the O'Briens, afterwards called Knocklong. In the English local records the name Hurle or Hurley is found prefixed with De; but Mr. D'Alton considers the family unquestionably Milesian.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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O'Herlihy Demographics

Average O'Herlihy Salary in
England

£23,741

Per year
Rank:
67,235 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.17731E-5
Rank: 76,880 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
88.01%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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O'Herlihy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Herlihy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Herlihy is found in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Herlihy? popularity and diffusion

O'Herlihy is the 442,751st most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,439,826 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of O'Herlihy reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in Ireland, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 7,694. In Ireland it is most common in: Munster, where 57 percent are found and Leinster, where 34 percent are found. Outside of Ireland this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

O'Herlihy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Herlihy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Herlihy surname expanded 1,330 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Herlihy Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Herlihey951/
O'Herilihy950/
Oherlihy94124/
O'Herlehy890/
O'Horlihy890/
Erliha6725/
Heurlie6398/
Heurlié631/
Haerleei591/
Agerlie5019/
Aaerlie500/
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