# Herlihy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/herlihy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,556 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,188 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 120,792 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (2,470 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarfhlatha (“descendant of Iarfhlaith”), a personal name composed of the elements iarthar (“west”) + flaith (“lord”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Herlihy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Herlihy in the United States.

## People named Herlihy

- Tim Herlihy, American actor, film producer and screenwriter
- James Leo Herlihy, American writer (1927–1993)
- Ed Herlihy, American newsreel narrator (1909-1999)
- Maurice Herlihy, American computer scientist
- Eileen Herlie, British actress (1918-2008)

## Similar surnames

Harrell, Hurley, Harley, Harlow, Harwell, Herrell, Horrell, Harrill, Harrel, Harle.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.