as a Last Name
- 9,084
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Rafferty
Meaning & Origins
Irish (especially Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rabhartaigh or Ó Robhartaigh (often found as Ó Raithbheartaigh) ‘descendant of Rabhartach or Robhartach’, a personal name meaning ‘flood tide’, hence ‘abundance’, ‘prosperity’.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,084
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Rafferty per capita
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