Lafferty
English
Alternative forms
- Laverty
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laithbhearthaig. Compare Flaherty.
Proper noun
Lafferty (plural Laffertys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lafferty is the 3443rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10373 individuals. Lafferty is most common among White (93.12%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lafferty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 378.