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Where Does The Last Name Claffey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Claffey is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Claffey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 152,385^th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,523,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Claffey live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,437 people, or 1 in 252,233. In The United States Claffey is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and Connecticut, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 30 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Claffey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Claffey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Claffey last name expanded 536 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 259 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 693 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claffey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Claffey surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Claffey last name are 5.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Claffey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $45,110 CAD per year.