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

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

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

The last name Gafney is the 489,550^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Gafney are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 1,258,538. In The United States Gafney is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Gafney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gafney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gafney last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gafney Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Gafney are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gafney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.33% more than the national average, earning R 575,868 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.83% less than the national average, earning $46,784 CAD per year.