Rafterry Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rafterry Surname Definition:

Ó Reachtaire A Connacht sept numerous in Cos. Galway and Mayo. IF 253

Rafterry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rafterry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Reachtaire A Connacht sept numerous in Cos. Galway and Mayo. IF 253

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Rafterry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rafterry Come From? nationality or country of origin

Rafterry is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafterry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rafterry live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Rafterry is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Rafterry is primarily found in: Maryland, where 78 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and District of Columbia, where 11 percent live.

Rafterry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rafterry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rafterry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raftery935,107/
Rafftery8872/
Rafterys881/
Rafttery881/
Reaftery880/
Rafterey880/
Rafterree821/
Raftary8036/
Roftery801/
Raftory800/
Reftery800/
Rafterza750/
Raftari6748/
Raftare671/
Robtery670/
Rawthere631/
Rawthera631/
Reftari531/
Rawthore5018/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rafterry
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