Wharry Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Wharry Surname Definition:

(Celtic) from the East. scot. whaurie, a term of endearment [apparently from the Piet. cogn. of Welsh chwaer, a sister; with English diminutive suft. -ie, -y]

Wharry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6291:576,24647,213
Northern Ireland1551:11,9031,772
Canada1061:347,60031,502
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
England371:1,505,89364,828
Scotland201:267,69112,985
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Panama51:782,45211,059
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1041:42,5953,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Wharry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) from the East. scot. whaurie, a term of endearment [apparently from the Piet. cogn. of Welsh chwaer, a sister; with English diminutive suft. -ie, -y]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wharry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wharry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wharry is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wharry.

How Common Is The Last Name Wharry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,738th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,082,163 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wharry are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 576,246. In The United States Wharry is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Wharry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wharry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 463 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wharry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wharry last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wharry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $40,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wharrey9237/
Whearry9235/
Warry911,661/
Whary91325/
Wherry833,859/
Wheary83192/
Warrey83109/
Wearry8322/
Wharey8315/
Warray837/
Warriy833/
Wahary832/
Whorry831/
Wehrry831/
Wharra831/
Hbarry831/
Warryo831/
Vharry831/
Wharay830/
Wary8019,692/
Wahariy77514/
Wharrie77261/
Baharry7743/
Waharay7734/
Wherrey777/
Wcharyo775/
Warrysh774/
Waharey771/
Warraya771/
Waharra771/
Whorrey770/
Wearrey770/
Wharrez770/
Barry731,139,915/
Warri735,129/
Weary732,087/
Werry732,020/
Waroy73956/
Hwary73707/
Worry73606/
Wehry73574/
Varry73397/
Wairy73322/
Warra73317/
Waray73287/
Huary73259/
Wöhry73250/
Whare73239/
Warre73212/
Waary73187/
Waryś73111/
Whara7369/
Waryi7365/
Wahry7357/
Warey7337/
Waury7328/
Waery7326/
Währy7316/
Whery7313/
Wariy738/
Wuary732/
Hbary731/
Waruy731/
Whari731/
Vhary731/
Warhy731/
Waryh730/
Waahariy711/
Warrie671,689/
Barray671,293/
Wöhrer671,228/
Barrey671,172/
Barroy67277/
Bearry67232/
Wheare67225/
Varrey67157/
Hvarre67147/
Warrai67141/
Wahari67139/
Währer67103/
Barrry6790/
Varray6763/
Vahary6761/
Wairoy6758/
Werrey6756/
Wehrey6745/
Worrey6744/
Varroy6742/
Wahare6738/
Whorra6735/
Warysz6726/
Weahry6722/
Warooy6721/
Huaray6718/
Uhariy6717/
Woehry6712/
Wearer6711/
Warroi679/
Baarry677/
Wayroy675/
Wairer674/
Wheery673/
Waurer673/
Warree673/
Warreh673/
Waehry673/
Wairey672/
Warycz672/
Wherri672/
Bairry672/
Huasry671/
Bchary671/
Waeroy671/
Wahahariy671/
Wairay671/
Wairre671/
Wkhare671/
Wohrra671/
Wuarre671/
Worhay671/
Wearyy671/
Warher671/
Warrea671/
Whorey671/
Wautry671/
Varryi671/
Vearry671/
Wearey671/
Whoray671/
Wuhara671/
Warrri671/
Wairri671/
Wayrer671/
Huarri671/
Wareys671/
Warayh671/
Wahryo671/
Barryi671/
Barruy671/
Whayra671/
Warhay671/
Hwaray671/
Weariy670/
Whearrett670/
Wattry670/
Wherey670/
Weasry670/
Wearri670/
Warrit670/
Wheroy670/

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