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Rafferty
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Origin Of The Surname Rafferty
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Meaning Of The Surname Rafferty
Descendant of the Successful One
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Rafferty
Rafferty is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic surname O'Raithbheartaigh. The prefixed ‘O’ in this name denotes that it is patronymic. Traditionally, Gaelic patronymic names were given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or a revered elder. In this case the name being passed down is Raithbheartaigh which is made up of the Gaelic elements ‘rath’ meaning success and ‘beartaigh’ meaning ‘holder of’, giving the name the meaning ‘the one full of success’. |
Rafferty Statistics
Rafferty is the number 1667 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,312 share the surname Rafferty in the UK.
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