View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The last name Whiriskey occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whiriskey click here.

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

Whiriskey is the 1,637,889^th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Whiriskey reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 40,947. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Connaught, where 99 percent reside and Leinster, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Whiriskey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Whiriskey has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Whiriskey surname increased 1,150 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whiriskey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.