How rare is the last name Rafferty?

8,971 people in the United States have the last name Rafferty, about 1 in 33,318. It ranks #3,851 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RAFFERTY

#3,851

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,971
About
1 in 33,318
This common or more
55.5%
Who bears it

Of the 8,971 people with the last name Rafferty, 92.8% reported their origin as White, 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Rafferty

#3,849 Cosgrove · 8,983#3,850 Willson · 8,978#3,852 Mahon · 8,969#3,852 Mcclung · 8,969

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rafferty, most common first.

#126,357 Raverty · 142#142,049 Rafert · 120

Also a first name

As a first name, Rafferty ranks #31,104 of 53,615, with 277 people. See Rafferty as a first name

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