The rafferty Surname
rafferty Name Meaning and History
Irish (especially Ulster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Rabhartaigh or Ó Robhartaigh (often found as
Ó Raithbheartaigh) ‘descendant of Rabhartach or
Robhartach’, a personal name meaning ‘flood tide’, hence
‘abundance’, ‘prosperity’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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