Whearty Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Whearty Surname Definition:

Ó Faghartaigh (W) This form is found in Co. Louth

Whearty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Ireland901:52,3223,722
England571:977,51048,999
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Whearty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Faghartaigh (W) This form is found in Co. Louth

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Whearty Last Name Facts

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

Whearty occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whearty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name Whearty is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Whearty are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 1,569,086. In The United States Whearty is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Kansas, where 14 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 21 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Whearty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whearty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whearty last name expanded 335 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 130 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 407 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whearty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Whearty surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whearty surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Whearty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $48,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehearty931/
Whearthy930/
Wherty9223/
Wharty921/
Wharrty861/
Whairty860/
Whaerty860/
Wearthy860/
Wheurty860/
Wherthy860/
Whoerty860/
Warty83329/
Werty83233/
Wherthey8016/
Whearter800/
Wiarty77129/
Whirty7760/
Wharta7729/
Wertoy7724/
Warthy7722/
Wartyo7717/
Werthy7711/
Warrty772/
Wyerty771/
Wertyy771/
Vearty771/
Wherta771/
Wertey771/
Wertuy770/
Wartey770/
Wiharti711,514/
Wiharta71432/
Waharti7130/
Waharte7112/
Warthey713/
Beartey711/
Baharty711/
Whirtty711/
Wertych711/
Huearte711/
Warttay711/
Wehrtay710/
Wharter710/
Whertie710/
Warti677,238/
Warta675,391/
Varty672,268/
Werti671,210/
Werta67555/
Verty67311/
Warte67237/
Werte6753/
Wihartha6721/
Wirty678/
Uerty671/
Wearther670/

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