Rafferty

English

Alternative forms

• Raffety

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh (“descendants of Rabhartach”), a personal name derived from rabharta (“flood, tide”).

Proper noun

Rafferty (plural Raffertys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rafferty is the 3802^nd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.