Find out how popular the last name Hogarty is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hogarty.

Hogarty, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hogarty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hogarty in America

Hogarty is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hogarty surname appeared 302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hogarty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hogarty to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hogarty

The surname HOGARTY is of Irish origin, tracing its roots back to the ancient Kingdom of Connacht in the western part of Ireland. The name is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Odhran," meaning "pale" or "swarthy complexion." This personal name was common among the O'Gara and O'Hara clans, who were prominent families in County Sligo and Connacht during the Middle Ages.

In its earliest form, the surname was spelled as "O'Hogartaigh" or "O'Hogerty," representing the prefix "O'" (meaning "descendant of") and the personal name "Odhran." The Anglicized version "HOGARTY" emerged later, as many Irish surnames underwent spelling changes to conform to English standards.

Historical records mention the HOGARTY name in various documents from the 16th century onwards. One notable example is the Fiants of the Reign of Elizabeth I, which includes a reference to "Edmond Hogerty of Monocknychoggred" in County Sligo in 1585.

The earliest recorded bearer of the HOGARTY surname was Teige O'Hogartaigh, who lived in County Sligo in the late 15th century. Another prominent figure was Rory O'Hogerty, a celebrated Irish poet and harpist who flourished in the early 17th century and was patronized by the O'Hara clan.

Over the centuries, several individuals with the HOGARTY surname made significant contributions in various fields. Joseph HOGARTY (1801-1879) was an Irish-born American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Patrick HOGARTY (1856-1918) was an Irish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. William HOGARTY (1862-1943) was a Canadian politician and farmer who represented the riding of Cumberland in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Other notable figures include Thomas HOGARTY (1835-1915), an Irish-born Australian artist and sculptor, and Michael HOGARTY (1891-1976), an Irish Jesuit priest and academic who served as the president of University College Dublin from 1945 to 1960.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hogarty

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hogarty.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hogarty was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hogarty has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hogarty was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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