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Where Does The Last Name Raftery Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Raftery is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raftery? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Raftery is the 93,437^th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,426,972 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Raftery live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,664 people, or 1 in 136,058. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 13 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 19 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Raftery Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Raftery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Raftery last name increased 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 513 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raftery Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Raftery last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Raftery earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.15% more than the national average, earning R 539,796 per year; in United States they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $50,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,630 CAD per year.