View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

Sheahy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Sheahy is the 7,593,402^nd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sheahy reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Sheahy is most numerous in: Maryland, where 80 percent live and California, where 20 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent live.

Sheahy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Sheahy Last Name Statistics ^demography

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