Raftery

== English == === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”). === Proper noun === Raftery (plural Rafterys) A surname from Irish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Raftery is the 16457th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1747 individuals. Raftery is most common among White (96.22%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Raftery”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === fratery