Flaherty is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Flaherty
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Grandson of Flaithbheartach meaning "bright ruler".

The is form of O'Flaherty. Flaithbheartach, an Irish chieftain of the X century, acquired this designation, which signifies "lordly-deeded," for his prowess, and handed it down to his posterity. "This sept," says etymologist D'Alton, "were originally settled in the barony of Clare, county of Galway, whence in the XIII century they were driven to the western side of Lough Corrib, and were there styled Lords of Iar or western Connaught. On the islands of that water they had many castles, traces of some of which still remain."

How popular is Flaherty?

Flaherty is common in United States, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Argentina, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand.

Flaherty is ranked 14628 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Flaherty bearers increased by 2.36 per cent in 2010 US census to 17926 since 2000, the surname slipped by 132 spots and ranked at 2013. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.71 96.6
Hispanic or Latino 1.8 1.5
Others 1.13 0.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.64 0.46
Black 0.45 0.29
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27 0.18
Flaherty is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 38095 people have been found who wears Flaherty as their family name. Flaherty is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Flaherty:
1,787 United States25,372
Countries with thousands of Flaherty:
1,900 England4,331
260 Ireland3,686
1,664 Australia2,399
Countries with hundreds of Flaherty:
4,784 Canada970
2,155 Scotland299
14,244 Argentina252
1,803 Wales186
2,016 Northern Ireland126
6,688 New Zealand114
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,673 United Arab Emirates39
239,646 Thailand35
81,435 South Africa33
51,392 Spain25
58,718 Belgium17
34,678 Switzerland17
256,604 Brazil16
1,526 Guam16
18,211 Singapore13
1,559 Isle of Man12
223,026 Germany12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
293,169 France10
30,726 Qatar9
85,467 Netherlands9
81,336 Sweden9
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Mary Flaherty from Ireland aboard the Arabella from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in New-York on May 14, 1846. Michael Flaherty, aged 43, Workman John Flaherty, Servant Patk. Flaherty, Maid Sally Flaherty, Martin Flaherty, aged Born at sea, Workman John Flaherty, Farmer Cornelius Flaherty, Mary Flaherty (30), and 327 other Flaherty around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, carpenter, spinster, cabinet maker, dressmaker, house keeper, baker, clerk, shoemaker, mechanic, blacksmith, currier migrated to US.

Flaherty Namesakes

  • Frances H. Flaherty, was married to acclaimed documentary filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty
  • James A. Flaherty, sixth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
  • Lawrence J. Flaherty, U.S. Representative from California
  • Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker
  • Jim Flaherty, politician
  • Stephen Flaherty, American composer of musical theatre
  • Joe Flaherty, American actor, comedian and voice artist
  • John Flaherty, television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player
  • Peter F. Flaherty, American soldier, activist, and politician
  • Michael F. Flaherty, at-large member of the Boston City Council
  • Francis C. Flaherty, officer
  • Vincent Flaherty, American producer, recording artist, writer
  • Wade Flaherty, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Ray Flaherty, American football player and coach
  • Paul Flaherty, American computer scientist
  • Thomas A. Flaherty, member of the US House of Representatives
  • Patsy Flaherty, pitcher for the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox
  • Martin Flaherty, outfielder
  • Brian J. Flaherty, Republican politician from Watertown, Connecticut
  • Gilly Flaherty, English footballer

Flaherty Namesakes

  • Frances H. Flaherty, was married to acclaimed documentary filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty
  • James A. Flaherty, sixth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
  • Lawrence J. Flaherty, U.S. Representative from California
  • Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker
  • Jim Flaherty, politician
  • Stephen Flaherty, American composer of musical theatre
  • Joe Flaherty, American actor, comedian and voice artist
  • John Flaherty, television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player
  • Peter F. Flaherty, American soldier, activist, and politician
  • Michael F. Flaherty, at-large member of the Boston City Council
  • Francis C. Flaherty, officer
  • Vincent Flaherty, American producer, recording artist, writer
  • Wade Flaherty, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Ray Flaherty, American football player and coach
  • Paul Flaherty, American computer scientist
  • Thomas A. Flaherty, member of the US House of Representatives
  • Patsy Flaherty, pitcher for the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox
  • Martin Flaherty, outfielder
  • Brian J. Flaherty, Republican politician from Watertown, Connecticut
  • Gilly Flaherty, English footballer

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