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

Refferty is more commonly found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 3,730,171^st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Refferty reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Refferty is most commonly held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 131,788. In Northern Ireland Refferty is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Other than Northern Ireland it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Refferty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Refferty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Refferty surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Refferty Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

Refferty earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.