Rafferty

R1A1F4F4E1R1T1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Rabhartaigh →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper nounRafferty (plural Raffertys)

plural Raffertys · alternative Raffety

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Rabhartaigh“descendants of Rabhartach”
  2. EnglishRafferty

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh (“descendants of Rabhartach”), a personal name derived from rabharta (“flood, tide”).

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APA

Rafferty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rafferty

MLA

“Rafferty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rafferty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rafferty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rafferty.

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