Caffery Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Caffery Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for MacCaffrey, more correctly MacGaffrey (Irish Mac Gafraidh): v. Gaffray.

Caffery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8341:434,60337,429
England3441:161,97115,135
Australia2801:96,41310,942
France871:763,48093,619
Ireland681:69,2494,373
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Wales201:154,72710,755
Cook Islands141:1,298323
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1911:23,1932,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

Caffery (64) may also be a first name.

Caffery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for MacCaffrey, more correctly MacGaffrey (Irish Mac Gafraidh): v. Gaffray.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Caffery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caffery Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Caffery occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caffery? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caffery is the 232,966th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. The last name Caffery is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Caffery reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Caffery is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 64 people.

The last name Caffery is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 834 people, or 1 in 434,603. In The United States Caffery is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Caffery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caffery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caffery last name rose 171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 64 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caffery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Caffery last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caffery earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $48,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,778 CAD per year.

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