How common is the surname Geraghty?

3,465 people in the United States had the surname Geraghty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,104 Americans. It ranked 9,384th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geraghty?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geraghty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Geraghty?

Brian Geraghty, American actor, followed by Carmelita Geraghty.

Where is the surname Geraghty most common?

Wikidata records people named Geraghty in the United States.

Is the surname Geraghty getting more or less common?

More common. 3,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,465 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname Geraghty

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,465 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geraghty is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish mac Oireachtach (“son of a member of the Oireachtas”).

Geraghty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,465 people named Geraghty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,104 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,231.

#9,384

rank among US surnames

3,465

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,272)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,378	Foxworth	3,469	89,001
#9,381	Frechette	3,468	89,027
#9,382	Hennings	3,467	89,053
#9,384	Geraghty	3,465	89,104
#9,389	Averett	3,464	89,130
#9,393	Byington	3,463	89,156

Who is named Geraghty

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Geraghty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Geraghtys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Geraghty
American actor, born 1975
Carmelita Geraghty
American actress and painter (1901-1966)
Agnes Geraghty
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1907-1974)
Marita Geraghty
American actress, born 1962
Maurice Geraghty
American screenwriter, 1908–1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Gerety
Gerrity

Surnames that sound like Geraghty

Geraghty has the Soundex code G623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G623.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Geraghty come from?: From Irish mac Oireachtach (“son of a member of the Oireachtas”).
How common is the surname Geraghty?: 3,465 people in the United States had the surname Geraghty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,104 Americans. It ranked 9,384th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geraghty?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Geraghty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Geraghty?: Brian Geraghty, American actor, followed by Carmelita Geraghty.
Where is the surname Geraghty most common?: Wikidata records people named Geraghty in the United States.
What type of surname is Geraghty?: Geraghty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Geraghty getting more or less common?: More common. 3,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,465 in 2010, up 7.2%.
What are other spellings of Geraghty?: Gerety and Gerrity.