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

The last name Sheehy is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

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

The surname is most widespread 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 reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Sheehy occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 22 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Sheehy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Sheehy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sheehy surname is primarily 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 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.