Raftery
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”).
Proper noun[edit]
Raftery (plural Rafterys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Raftery is the 16457th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1747 individuals. Raftery is most common among White (96.22%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raftery”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.