# Raftery

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #98,622

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/raftery