How common is the surname Herlihy?

2,556 people in the United States had the surname Herlihy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,792 Americans. It ranked 12,188th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Herlihy?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Herlihy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Herlihy?

Tim Herlihy, American actor, film producer and screenwriter, followed by James Leo Herlihy.

Where is the surname Herlihy most common?

Wikidata records people named Herlihy in the United States.

Is the surname Herlihy getting more or less common?

More common. 2,470 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,556 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Herlihy

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,556 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Herlihy is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Herlihy 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 2,556 people named Herlihy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,792 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,470.

#12,188

rank among US surnames

2,556

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,645)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,180	Frerichs	2,559	120,651
#12,182	Kollman	2,558	120,698
#12,186	Gayton	2,557	120,745
#12,188	Alldredge	2,556	120,792
#12,192	Vento	2,555	120,840

Who is named Herlihy

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

96% of people named Herlihy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herlihys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Herlihy
American actor, film producer and screenwriter, born 1966
James Leo Herlihy
American writer (1927–1993)
Ed Herlihy
American newsreel narrator (1909-1999)
Maurice Herlihy
American computer scientist, born 1954
Eileen Herlie
British actress (1918-2008)

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Herlihy come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarfhlatha (“descendant of Iarfhlaith”), a personal name composed of the elements iarthar (“west”) + flaith (“lord”).
How common is the surname Herlihy?: 2,556 people in the United States had the surname Herlihy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,792 Americans. It ranked 12,188th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Herlihy?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Herlihy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Herlihy?: Tim Herlihy, American actor, film producer and screenwriter, followed by James Leo Herlihy.
Where is the surname Herlihy most common?: Wikidata records people named Herlihy in the United States.
What type of surname is Herlihy?: Herlihy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Herlihy getting more or less common?: More common. 2,470 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,556 in 2010, up 3.5%.