Flaherty

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Irish

From Irish Flaithbheartach, Flaithbheartaigh (“bright ruler”), from flaith (“prince, ruler”) + Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“bright, shining”), cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Flah Root name
Abee Irish origin
Ahearn Irish origin
Ahern Irish origin
Aherne Irish origin
Aidan Irish origin
Aiden Irish origin
Allardice Irish origin
Anguish Irish origin

Popularity by Country

Flaherty

Rank #1881

Frequency 17,513 people (6.49 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96.6% Hispanic 1.5% Black 0.29% Asian/PI 0.46% Native Am. 0.18% Two+ 0.98%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Flaherty

Rank #1947

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Flaherty

Rank #366865

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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