McCaffee Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

McCaffee 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.

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McCaffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

McCaffee 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)

McCaffee Last Name Facts

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

McCaffee occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCaffee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of McCaffee reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCaffee is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 57 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States McCaffee is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live.

McCaffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCaffee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCaffee surname contracted 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCaffee Last Name Statistics demography

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

McCaffee earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 73.45% less than the national average, earning $11,458 USD per year.

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