Halferty
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilbheartaigh (“descendant of Ailbeartach”), a personal probably derived from ilbeartach (“accomplished”).
Proper noun
editHalferty (plural Halfertys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Halferty is the 38948th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. Halferty is most common among White (95.94%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halferty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.