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

Gaffey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 164,343^rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,760,434 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gaffey reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491^st most commonly used given name globally, borne by 12 people.

Gaffey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 247,581. In The United States Gaffey is most common in: Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 15 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Gaffey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gaffey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaffey surname grew 338 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 117 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 462 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaffey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gaffey surname are 7.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Gaffey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $54,577 CAD per year.