MacAffee Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
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 SurnameMacAffee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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.
(Irish) The son of Dubhshithe (black man of peace).
MacAffee Demographics
MacAffee Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
MacAffee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacAffee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacAffee occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name MacAffee? popularity and diffusion
The surname MacAffee is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly 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.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States MacAffee is most common in: Texas, where 67 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 17 percent are found.
MacAffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of MacAffee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacAffee last name contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.
MacAffee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacKaffee | 94 | 4 | / |
| McAffee | 93 | 714 | / |
| MacAfee | 93 | 687 | / |
| MacAffe | 93 | 3 | / |
| MacAffer | 88 | 80 | / |
| MacKafee | 88 | 23 | / |
| MacGaffe | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacAafee | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacHafee | 88 | 0 | / |
| Macafe | 86 | 292 | / |
| McAffe | 86 | 63 | / |
| Mauchauffee | 84 | 144 | / |
| MacGaffey | 82 | 34 | / |
| MacCaffer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Majaffe | 80 | 5 | / |
| McAffie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Machafe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Majafee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazaffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacAfie | 80 | 1 | / |
| McCaffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacAffa | 80 | 0 | / |
| MacOfee | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mauchauffe | 78 | 13 | / |
| McCaffey | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mazaffer | 75 | 10 | / |
| MacKefee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makaffey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Makaffie | 75 | 0 | / |
| MacKifee | 75 | 0 | / |
| MacKafer | 75 | 0 | / |
| MacCafed | 75 | 0 | / |
| MacHaffy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mauchauffée | 74 | 6 | / |
| Majafe | 71 | 568 | / |
| Makafe | 71 | 98 | / |
| Mauchoffe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Masafe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mosaffeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaifeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macshaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maqafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKaphee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Majafhe | 67 | 83 | / |
| Mazafer | 67 | 12 | / |
| Masafer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Makaffi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maqaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhasafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masafeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maisafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makapfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moscafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matjafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macoufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makaffy | 67 | 0 | / |
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