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

The last name Sheehy is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sheehy.

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

The surname Sheehy is the 37,994^th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 525,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sheehy reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sheehy is also the 2,608,198^th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Sheehy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,931 people, or 1 in 52,295. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Sheehy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sheehy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sheehy last name expanded 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 152 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,922 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,680 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheehy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheehy surname are 7.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheehy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.07% more than the national average, earning R 432,672 per year; in United States they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $49,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% less than the national average, earning $45,790 CAD per year.