Rafferty
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh (“descendants of Rabhartach”), a personal name derived from rabharta (“flood, tide”).
Proper noun
Rafferty (plural Raffertys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rafferty is the 3802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9311 individuals. Rafferty is most common among White (95.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rafferty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.