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McAffray Surname Definition:
MACCAFFRAE, Maccaffhey: From Irish MacCafraidh for MacGafraidh, 'son of Godfrey.' a Norse personal name early adopted by the Gaels.
McAffray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
McAffray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACCAFFRAE, Maccaffhey: From Irish MacCafraidh for MacGafraidh, 'son of Godfrey.' a Norse personal name early adopted by the Gaels.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaffray | 94 | 94 | / |
| McAffry | 93 | 35 | / |
| McCaffry | 88 | 69 | / |
| McGaffry | 88 | 0 | / |
| McCafray | 88 | 0 | / |
| McAfry | 86 | 1 | / |
| McAfra | 86 | 0 | / |
| McShaffry | 82 | 41 | / |
| McGaffrey | 82 | 2 | / |
| McCaffruy | 82 | 1 | / |
| McEaffrey | 82 | 1 | / |
| McAaffrey | 82 | 1 | / |
| McHaffrey | 82 | 0 | / |
| McShafray | 82 | 0 | / |
| McKaffrey | 82 | 0 | / |
| McAfrey | 80 | 25 | / |
| McCafry | 80 | 1 | / |
| McKafry | 80 | 0 | / |
| McShaffrey | 78 | 41 | / |
| McCaffreys | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCaffreey | 78 | 1 | / |
| McCaffriey | 78 | 0 | / |
| McCafrey | 75 | 32 | / |
| McAffree | 75 | 2 | / |
| McKafrey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McCoffry | 75 | 0 | / |
| McKefray | 75 | 0 | / |
| McGafrey | 75 | 0 | / |
| McSheaffrey | 74 | 49 | / |
| McSchaffrey | 74 | 0 | / |
| McCaffree | 71 | 310 | / |
| McCaffrie | 71 | 75 | / |
| McCoffrey | 71 | 8 | / |
| McCaffret | 71 | 2 | / |
| McKeffrey | 71 | 2 | / |
| McCasfrey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCawfrey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCafrrey | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCaffroi | 71 | 0 | / |
| McAfree | 67 | 5 | / |
| McCafre | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGofry | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKefry | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKeeffrey | 67 | 0 | / |
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