Halferty
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilbheartaigh (“descendant of Ailbeartach”), a personal probably derived from ilbeartach (“accomplished”).
Proper noun
[edit]Halferty (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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.