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

The surname Sheahy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 7,593,402^nd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sheahy are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Sheahy is mostly found in: Maryland, where 80 percent live and California, where 20 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent live.

Sheahy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sheahy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheahy last name declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sheahy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.