Raffety

Raffety Meaning & Origin

About Raffety
The surname Raffety is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Raffety, which itself is a diminutive form of the name Ralph. The name Ralph comes from the Old Norse name Ráðúlfr, meaning "counsel-wolf." Therefore, the surname Raffety can be interpreted to mean "son of Ralph" or "descendant of Ralph."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Raffety is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Raffety: 584
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 37,993
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.2

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Raffety based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RFT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R01030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 F T IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈræfti/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RFT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R130

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Raffety in Braille

Here's how to represent Raffety in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Raffety in braille

How to sign the name Raffety using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Raffety using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Raffety in sign language

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