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Orafferty Family History

Orafferty Surname Meaning

from Ó Rabhartaigh see Rafferty.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Orafferty families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Orafferty family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Orafferty families were found in and Scotland in 1851. In 1851 there were 7 Orafferty families living in Renfrewshire. This was about 88% of all the recorded Orafferty's in Scotland. Renfrewshire had the highest population of Orafferty families in 1851.
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Between 1968 and 2004, in the United States, Orafferty life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Orafferty in 1968 was 77, and 60 in 2004.

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