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RAFTER

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There are approximately 819 people named Rafter in the UK. That makes it the 8,105th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 13 are named Rafter.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Rafter surname in historical dictionaries

RAFTER. A man who floats a raft of timber down a rivei- 1

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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