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    The surname Lafferty

    An Irish surname, carried by 10,373 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L163

    Lafferty: #3,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lafferty #3,443, 10,373 people Lafferty: #3,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lafferty #3,443, 10,373 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lafferty is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laithbhearthaig. Compare Flaherty.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,373 people named Lafferty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,764 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,014.

    #3,443
    rank among US surnames
    10,373
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,283)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,434Anglin10,39629,698
    #3,436Severson10,39129,713
    #3,437Comstock10,39029,716
    #3,439Hubert10,38029,744
    #3,440Grantham10,37929,747
    #3,441Fugate10,37529,759
    #3,442Noll10,37429,761

    Who is named Lafferty

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Lafferty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Laffertys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Lafferty
      American actor, born 1985
    • R. A. Lafferty
      American writer (1914–2002)
    • Sam Lafferty
      American ice hockey player, born 1995

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Lafferty

    Lafferty has the Soundex code L163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L163.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lafferty come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laithbhearthaig. Compare Flaherty.
    How common is the surname Lafferty?
    10,373 people in the United States had the surname Lafferty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,764 Americans. It ranked 3,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lafferty?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lafferty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Lafferty?
    James Lafferty, American actor, followed by R. A. Lafferty.
    Where is the surname Lafferty most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lafferty in the United States.
    Is the surname Lafferty getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,373 in 2010, up 3.6%.
    What are other spellings of Lafferty?
    Laverty.