Lafferty
Lafferty is a sept of Irish Gaels in County Donegal and County Tyrone, belonging to the Cenél nEógain of the Northern Uí Néill. They are a branch of the O'Neill family and are named after one of the earlier Kings of Ailech called Flaithbertach mac Muirchertaig meic Néil. They are not to be confused with the O'Flaherty family of Connacht. Other anglicised versions of the name are O'Laverty, O'Lafferty and Laverty.Notable bearers of the name include:
- Daniel Lafferty, Northern Irish footballer
- Don Lafferty, checkers player
- Jackson Lafferty, Canadian politician
- James Lafferty, American actor
- James Michael Lafferty, American Businessman
- John Lafferty, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Kyle Lafferty, Northern Irish footballer
- Mike Lafferty , American Enduro racer
- Mike Lafferty , American former alpine skier
- Mur Lafferty, American writer and podcaster
- R. A. Lafferty, science fiction and fantasy writer
- Sam Lafferty, American ice hockey player
- Stephen W. Lafferty, American politician
- Walter Lafferty, American politician
