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    The surname Haggerty

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 11,320 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H263

    Haggerty: #3,194 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Haggerty #3,194, 11,320 people Haggerty: #3,194 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Haggerty #3,194, 11,320 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haggerty is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh (“descendant of Éigceartach”), a personal name meaning "unjust".

    Haggerty 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 11,320 people named Haggerty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,274 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,961.

    #3,194
    rank among US surnames
    11,320
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #3,032)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,185Murrell11,34727,209
    #3,186Brownlee11,34427,217
    #3,187Fultz11,34227,221
    #3,188Harlan11,33927,229
    #3,189Lindquist11,33727,233
    #3,190Gooden11,33527,238
    #3,191Whiteside11,33427,241

    Who is named Haggerty

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

    89% of people named Haggerty identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Haggertys

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dan Haggerty
      American actor (1942–2016)
    • Arthur Haggerty
      American actor (1931-2006)
    • Don Haggerty
      American actor (1914-1988)
    • Macklemore
      American rapper (born 1983)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Haggerty

    Haggerty has the Soundex code H263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H263.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Haggerty come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh (“descendant of Éigceartach”), a personal name meaning "unjust".
    How common is the surname Haggerty?
    11,320 people in the United States had the surname Haggerty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,274 Americans. It ranked 3,194th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Haggerty?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Haggerty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Haggerty?
    Dan Haggerty, American actor (1942–2016), followed by Arthur Haggerty.
    Where is the surname Haggerty most common?
    Wikidata records people named Haggerty in the United States.
    What type of surname is Haggerty?
    Haggerty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Haggerty getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,320 in 2010, up 3.3%.
    What are other spellings of Haggerty?
    Hagarty, Hagerty, Haggarty, Heggarty, Heggerty and Hegarty.