Herlihy
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarfhlatha (“descendant of Iarfhlaith”), a personal name composed of the elements iarthar (“west”) + flaith (“lord”).
Proper noun
editHerlihy (plural Herlihys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Herlihy is the 12188th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2556 individuals. Herlihy is most common among White (95.74%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herlihy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.