# Raftery

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**Raftery** is a [surname](/source/Surname) originating in [Ireland](/source/Ireland), predominantly in [County Mayo](/source/County_Mayo), [County Galway](/source/County_Galway) and [County Roscommon](/source/County_Roscommon).[1] [Edward MacLysaght](/source/Edward_MacLysaght) observes that 'Raftery, sometimes confused with Rafferty, is quite a different name', originating as 'O'Reachtaire', 'reacht' meaning 'decree'.[2]

## Famous Rafterys

- [Adrian Raftery](/source/Adrian_Raftery) (born 1955), Irish and American statistician and sociologist
- [Adrian Raftery (author)](/source/Adrian_Raftery_(author)) (born 1971), Australian author, journalist, businessman and lecturer
- [Andrew Raftery](/source/Andrew_Raftery) (born 1962), American contemporary printmaker, painter and arts educator
- [Antoine Ó Raifteiri](/source/Antoine_%C3%93_Raifteiri) (Anthony Raftery) (blind Irish language poet)
- [Barry Raftery](/source/Barry_Raftery) (1944–2010), Irish archaeologist and Celtic scholar
- [Bill Raftery](/source/Bill_Raftery) (born 1943), American basketball analyst and former college basketball coach
- [Mary Raftery](/source/Mary_Raftery) (1957–2012), Irish investigative journalist, filmmaker and writer
- [Pat Raftery (disambiguation)](/source/Pat_Raftery_(disambiguation)), several people with this name
- [Peter Raftery](/source/Peter_Raftery) (1929–1996), High Commissioner to Botswana
- [Ronan Raftery](/source/Ronan_Raftery), Irish actor
- [Tom Raftery](/source/Tom_Raftery) (born 1933), Irish politician
- [Tom Raftery (baseball)](/source/Tom_Raftery_(baseball)) (1881–1954), American baseball player
- [W. C. Raftery](/source/W._C._Raftery) (1887–1965), American football, basketball and baseball coach

## References

1. Book of Irish Families, great & small, vol. VI: The Families of County Galway, Ireland, Michael C. O'Laughlin, Irish Genealogical Foundation 1998, p. 149

1. Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins, Edward MacLysaght, Irish Academic Press, 1985, p. 141

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