Rafferty Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rafferty Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rafferty family

Profession Census Frequency
School 123
General Labourer 26
Labourer 25
Dock Labourer 10
Coal Miner Hewer 9
At Home 7
General Servant (domestic) 6
Scholar 6
None 5
Clerk 5
House Keeper 5
Labourer General 5
Miner Coal Hewer 5
Nil 5
Housekeeper 4
Laundress 4
Spinner 4
Weaver 4
Domestic 4
Soldier 4
Bricklayer 3
Cardroom Drawing Frame Tenter 3
Charwoman 3
Coal Miner (hewer) 3
Brass Polisher 3

Rafferty Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rafferty 100% 5,735
2 Raferty 88% 122
3 Rofferty 88% 121

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The surname Rafferty is the most popular version of all its varients

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