Raffington

Raffington Meaning & Origin

About Raffington
The surname Raffington is of English origin and is believed to be a locational surname derived from the place name Raffington, which no longer exists. It is derived from the Old English personal name Hraefn, meaning "raven," combined with the suffix -ing, indicating "descendant of" or "belonging to." Therefore, the surname Raffington can be interpreted to mean "descendant of or belonging to the person named Hraefn."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Raffington: 122
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 137,327
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Raffington 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
RFNKTN
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R01052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 F IH0 NG T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/raffington*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RFNKTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R152

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Raffington in Braille

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

The name Raffington in braille

How to sign the name Raffington using Sign Language

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

The name Raffington in sign language

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