Cuffey Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Cuffey Surname Definition:
CUFFIE: Probably reduced from Irish MacDhuibh, a variant of MacDuibh, 'son of Dubh' ('black'). James Cuffie and Andrew Cuffie, residents in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 568).
Cuffey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 252 | 1:1,438,329 | 98,774 |
| Liberia | 75 | 1:58,780 | 5,161 |
| Northern Ireland | 34 | 1:54,266 | 4,423 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Cuffey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
CUFFIE: Probably reduced from Irish MacDhuibh, a variant of MacDuibh, 'son of Dubh' ('black'). James Cuffie and Andrew Cuffie, residents in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 568).
1 = Cuff (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
2 for Coffee, q.v.
Cuffey Demographics
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Cuffey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cuffey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cuffey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cuffey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 741,235th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The surname Cuffey is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Cuffey are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 1,438,329. In The United States Cuffey is mostly found in: Maryland, where 24 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 19 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent reside.
Cuffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cuffey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,096 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cuffey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cuffey surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cuffey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $37,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.5% less than the national average, earning $34,031 CAD per year.
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