Last name Raftery (Raftery 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Raftery is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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| Raftery | United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, United States, Canada |
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thomas e. raftery politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1869) |
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w. c. raftery American football player and coach, US (b. 1887) |
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| patrick h. raftery politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1856) |
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| tom raftery Major League Baseball outfielder, US (b. 1881) |
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bill raftery American basketball player-coach and current broadcaster for college basketball, US (b. 1943) |
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| joseph raftery Irish archaeologist and director of the National Museum of Ireland, IE (b. 1913) |
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| pat raftery English soccer player (1925-1998), GB (b. 1925) |
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| peter raftery British diplomat (1929-1996) (b. 1929) |
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| edward bernard raftery b.15 December 1932 d.16 July 1995 (b. 1932) |
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| tom raftery Irish politician, IE (b. 1933) |
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| michael a. raftery Irish–American biochemist, US (b. 1936) |
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| e. b. raftery GB (b. 1932) |
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| barry raftery Irish archaeologist, IE (b. 1944) |
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| adrian raftery Irish statistician, US (b. 1955) |
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| john raftery British academic administrator, GB (b. 1956) |
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