MacAffee Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

MacAffee Surname Definition:

MACCAFFIE, Machaffie: The fuller form of this name is given in a list of Wigtown men (Wodrow, Analecta, IV, p. 22) as Mackilhaffy. This represents Mac Gille Chathbhaidh, 'son of the servant of S. Cathbad.' The name is also preserved in the place name Craig Caffie, parish of Inch, which appears in a charter of the time of Robert I as Kellechaffe or Kellechaffy (RMS.

Read More About This Surname

MacAffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

MacAffee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCAFFIE, Machaffie: The fuller form of this name is given in a list of Wigtown men (Wodrow, Analecta, IV, p. 22) as Mackilhaffy. This represents Mac Gille Chathbhaidh, 'son of the servant of S. Cathbad.' The name is also preserved in the place name Craig Caffie, parish of Inch, which appears in a charter of the time of Robert I as Kellechaffe or Kellechaffy (RMS., I, App. II, 616). John McCaffe was king's messenger in 1540 (ALHT., VII, p. 440). The name is confined mainly to the Stewartry, and M'Hivey of 1578 (M'Keriie, I, p. 239) is probably an old spelling of the name. Mc Chaffie 1689. The following forms are all recorded in 1684 (Parish): McHaffine, Mcllhaffie, Mahaffie, Mahalfie, Milhaffie. In Stranraer 1940.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) The son of Dubhshithe (black man of peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacAffee Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacAffee is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacAffee? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacAffee is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of MacAffee are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

MacAffee is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States MacAffee is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 67 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Oklahoma, where 17 percent live.

MacAffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacAffee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacAffee surname declined 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacAffee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the MacAffee last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacAffee
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis