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

The surname Whearty is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whearty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 694,796th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. Whearty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Whearty reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 1,569,086. In The United States Whearty is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent live, Kansas, where 14 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 21 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Whearty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whearty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 holding the Whearty last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whearty last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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